.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: IsFileExcel

.. _isfileexcel:

IsFileExcel
===========

.. us.tag  IsFileExcel ENGLISH FILE_MISC

:ref:`IsFileExcel` checks if the given file is an Excel file (:file:`.xls`, 
:file:`.xlsx`, ...).

.. function::  nVersion = IsFileExcel(ssFileName)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

This function returns the version number multiplied by 10, or 0 if the file is
not an Excel file or cannot be opened.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ssFileName

   *ssFileName* is the file name.

.. us.example

**Example**

::

   if (IsFileExcel("c:/data/test.xls")) {
       MessageBox("test.xls is an Excel File");
   } else {
       MessageBox("test.xls is not an Excel File");
   }

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-excel-files`,
   :ref:`ExcelRead`,
   :ref:`ExcelWrite`,
   :ref:`ExcelGetSheetNames`

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