DocumentBase.Creator Property

Gets the application in which the document was created.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Creator As Integer
public int Creator { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
The application in which the document was created.

Remarks

If the specified object was created in Microsoft Office Word, this property returns the hexadecimal number 4D535744, which represents the string "MSWD." This value can also be represented by the constant wdCreatorCode.

Examples

The following code example displays a message that shows the name of the creator of the document. To use this example, run it from the ThisDocument class in a document-level project.

Private Sub DocumentCreator()
    If Me.Creator = Word.WdConstants.wdCreatorCode Then
        MessageBox.Show("The Creator is Microsoft Office Word.")
    End If 
End Sub
private void DocumentCreator()
{
    if (this.Creator == (int)Word.WdConstants.wdCreatorCode)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("The Creator is Microsoft Office Word.");
    }
} 

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See Also

Reference

DocumentBase Class

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace