XlFileFormat enumeration (Excel)

Specifies the file format when saving the worksheet.

Name Value Description Extension
xlAddIn 18 Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Add-In *.xla
xlAddIn8 18 Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Add-In *.xla
xlCSV 6 CSV *.csv
xlCSVMac 22 Macintosh CSV *.csv
xlCSVMSDOS 24 MSDOS CSV *.csv
xlCSVUTF8 62 UTF8 CSV *.csv
xlCSVWindows 23 Windows CSV *.csv
xlCurrentPlatformText -4158 Current Platform Text *.txt
xlDBF2 7 Dbase 2 format *.dbf
xlDBF3 8 Dbase 3 format *.dbf
xlDBF4 11 Dbase 4 format *.dbf
xlDIF 9 Data Interchange format *.dif
xlExcel12 50 Excel Binary Workbook *.xlsb
xlExcel2 16 Excel version 2.0 (1987) *.xls
xlExcel2FarEast 27 Excel version 2.0 Asia (1987) *.xls
xlExcel3 29 Excel version 3.0 (1990) *.xls
xlExcel4 33 Excel version 4.0 (1992) *.xls
xlExcel4Workbook 35 Excel version 4.0. Workbook format (1992) *.xlw
xlExcel5 39 Excel version 5.0 (1994) *.xls
xlExcel7 39 Excel 95 (version 7.0) *.xls
xlExcel8 56 Excel 97-2003 Workbook *.xls
xlExcel9795 43 Excel version 95 and 97 *.xls
xlHtml 44 HTML format *.htm; *.html
xlIntlAddIn 26 International Add-In No file extension
xlIntlMacro 25 International Macro No file extension
xlOpenDocumentSpreadsheet 60 OpenDocument Spreadsheet *.ods
xlOpenXMLAddIn 55 Open XML Add-In *.xlam
xlOpenXMLStrictWorkbook 61 (&H3D) Strict Open XML file *.xlsx
xlOpenXMLTemplate 54 Open XML Template *.xltx
xlOpenXMLTemplateMacroEnabled 53 Open XML Template Macro Enabled *.xltm
xlOpenXMLWorkbook 51 Open XML Workbook *.xlsx
xlOpenXMLWorkbookMacroEnabled 52 Open XML Workbook Macro Enabled *.xlsm
xlSYLK 2 Symbolic Link format *.slk
xlTemplate 17 Excel Template format *.xlt
xlTemplate8 17 Template 8 *.xlt
xlTextMac 19 Macintosh Text *.txt
xlTextMSDOS 21 MSDOS Text *.txt
xlTextPrinter 36 Printer Text *.prn
xlTextWindows 20 Windows Text *.txt
xlUnicodeText 42 Unicode Text No file extension; *.txt
xlWebArchive 45 Web Archive *.mht; *.mhtml
xlWJ2WD1 14 Japanese 1-2-3 *.wj2
xlWJ3 40 Japanese 1-2-3 *.wj3
xlWJ3FJ3 41 Japanese 1-2-3 format *.wj3
xlWK1 5 Lotus 1-2-3 format *.wk1
xlWK1ALL 31 Lotus 1-2-3 format *.wk1
xlWK1FMT 30 Lotus 1-2-3 format *.wk1
xlWK3 15 Lotus 1-2-3 format *.wk3
xlWK3FM3 32 Lotus 1-2-3 format *.wk3
xlWK4 38 Lotus 1-2-3 format *.wk4
xlWKS 4 Lotus 1-2-3 format *.wks
xlWorkbookDefault 51 Workbook default *.xlsx
xlWorkbookNormal -4143 Workbook normal *.xls
xlWorks2FarEast 28 Microsoft Works 2.0 Asian format *.wks
xlWQ1 34 Quattro Pro format *.wq1
xlXMLSpreadsheet 46 XML Spreadsheet *.xml

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