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Workbook.Excel8CompatibilityMode Property

Visual Studio 2012

Gets a value that indicates whether the workbook is in compatibility mode.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assemblies:   Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)
  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities.dll)
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bool Excel8CompatibilityMode { get; }

Property Value

Type: Boolean
true if the workbook is in compatibility mode; otherwise, false.

In compatibility mode, certain functionality is disabled or functions differently. For example, Excel 2007 workbooks in compatibility mode are restricted to the same number of rows and columns that are available in earlier versions of Excel.

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