Excel File Format enumeration

Excel File Format enumeration. Specifies the file format when saving the worksheet.

//====================================================================
// Function: f_xlfileformat_enumeration()
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
// Description:
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
// Arguments:
// 	value    	string	as_name
// 	reference	string	as_extension
// 	reference	string	as_description
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
// Returns:  integer
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
// Author:	PB.BaoGa		Date: 2022/01/08
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
// Usage: f_xlfileformat_enumeration ( string as_name, ref string as_extension, ref string as_description )
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
//	Copyright (c) PB.BaoGa(TM), All rights reserved.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
// Modify History:
//
//====================================================================

Int li_value
Choose Case Upper(Trim(as_Name))
	Case 'XLADDIN'
		li_value = 18
		as_Extension = 'xla'
		as_Description = 'Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Add-In'
	Case 'XLADDIN8'
		li_value = 18
		as_Extension = 'xla'
		as_Description = 'Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Add-In'
	Case 'XLCSV'
		li_value = 6
		as_Extension = 'csv'
		as_Description = 'CSV'
	Case 'XLCSVMAC'
		li_value = 22
		as_Extension = 'csv'
		as_Description = 'Macintosh CSV'
	Case 'XLCSVUTF8'
		li_value = 62
		as_Extension = 'csv'
		as_Description = 'UTF8 CSV'
	Case 'XLCSVWINDOWS'
		li_value = 23
		as_Extension = 'csv'
		as_Description = 'Windows CSV'
	Case 'XLCURRENTPLATFORMTEXT'
		li_value = -4158
		as_Extension = 'txt'
		as_Description = 'Current Platform Text'
	Case 'XLDBF2'
		li_value = 7
		as_Extension = 'dbf'
		as_Description = 'Dbase 2 format'
	Case 'XLDBF3'
		li_value = 8
		as_Extension = 'dbf'
		as_Description = 'Dbase 3 format'
	Case 'XLDBF4'
		li_value = 11
		as_Extension = 'dbf'
		as_Description = 'Dbase 4 format'
	Case 'XLDIF'
		li_value = 9
		as_Extension = 'dif'
		as_Description = 'Data Interchange format'
	Case 'XLEXCEL12'
		li_value = 50
		as_Extension = 'xlsb'
		as_Description = 'Excel Binary Workbook'
	Case 'XLEXCEL2'
		li_value = 16
		as_Extension = 'xls'
		as_Description = 'Excel version 2.0 (1987)'
	Case 'XLEXCEL2FAREAST'
		li_value = 27
		as_Extension = 'xls'
		as_Description = 'Excel version 2.0 far east (1987)'
	Case 'XLEXCEL3'
		li_value = 29
		as_Extension = 'xls'
		as_Description = 'Excel version 3.0 (1990)'
	Case 'XLEXCEL4'
		li_value = 33
		as_Extension = 'xls'
		as_Description = 'Excel version 4.0 (1992)'
	Case 'XLEXCEL4WORKBOOK'
		li_value = 35
		as_Extension = 'xlw'
		as_Description = 'Excel version 4.0. Workbook format (1992)'
	Case 'XLEXCEL5'
		li_value = 39
		as_Extension = 'xls'
		as_Description = 'Excel version 5.0 (1994)'
	Case 'XLEXCEL7'
		li_value = 39
		as_Extension = 'xls'
		as_Description = 'Excel 95 (version 7.0)'
	Case 'XLEXCEL8'
		li_value = 56
		as_Extension = 'xls'
		as_Description = 'Excel 97-2003 Workbook'
	Case 'XLEXCEL9795'
		li_value = 43
		as_Extension = 'xls'
		as_Description = 'Excel version 95 and 97'
	Case 'XLHTM'
		li_value = 44
		as_Extension = 'htm'
		as_Description = 'HTML format'
	Case 'XLHTML'
		li_value = 44
		as_Extension = 'html'
		as_Description = 'HTML format'
	Case 'XLINTLADDIN'
		li_value = 26
		as_Extension = '' //No file extension
		as_Description = 'International Add-In'
	Case 'XLINTLMACRO'
		li_value = 25
		as_Extension = '' //No file extension
		as_Description = 'International Macro'
	Case 'XLOPENDOCUMENTSPREADSHEET'
		li_value = 60
		as_Extension = 'ods'
		as_Description = 'OpenDocument Spreadsheet'
	Case 'XLOPENXMLADDIN'
		li_value = 55
		as_Extension = 'xlam'
		as_Description = 'Open XML Add-In'
	Case 'XLOPENXMLSTRICTWORKBOOK'
		li_value = 61
		as_Extension = 'xlsx'
		as_Description = 'Strict Open XML file'
	Case 'XLOPENXMLTEMPLATE'
		li_value = 54
		as_Extension = 'xltx'
		as_Description = 'Open XML Template'
	Case 'XLOPENXMLTEMPLATE'
		li_value = 54
		as_Extension = 'xltx'
		as_Description = 'Open XML Template'
	Case 'XLOPENXMLTEMPLATEMACROENABLED'
		li_value = 53
		as_Extension = 'xltm'
		as_Description = 'Open XML Template Macro Enabled'
	Case 'XLOPENXMLWORKBOOK'
		li_value = 51
		as_Extension = 'xlsx'
		as_Description = 'Open XML Workbook'
	Case 'XLOPENXMLWORKBOOKMACROENABLED'
		li_value = 52
		as_Extension = 'xlsm'
		as_Description = 'Open XML Workbook Macro Enabled'
	Case 'XLSYLK'
		li_value = 2
		as_Extension = 'slk'
		as_Description = 'Symbolic Link format'
	Case 'XLTEMPLATE'
		li_value = 17
		as_Extension = 'xlt'
		as_Description = 'Excel Template format'
	Case 'XLTEMPLATE8'
		li_value = 17
		as_Extension = 'xlt'
		as_Description = 'Template 8'
	Case 'XLTEXTMAC'
		li_value = 19
		as_Extension = 'txt'
		as_Description = 'Macintosh Text'
	Case 'XLTEXTMSDOS'
		li_value = 21
		as_Extension = 'txt'
		as_Description = 'MSDOS Text'
	Case 'XLTEXTPRINTER'
		li_value = 36
		as_Extension = 'prn'
		as_Description = 'Printer Text'
	Case 'XLTEXTWINDOWS'
		li_value = 20
		as_Extension = 'txt'
		as_Description = 'Windows Text'
	Case 'XLUNICODETEXT'
		li_value = 42
		as_Extension = 'txt'
		as_Description = 'Unicode Text'
	Case 'XLWEBARCHIVE'
		li_value = 45
		as_Extension = 'mht'
		as_Description = 'Web Archive'
	Case 'XLWEBARCHIVEMHTML'
		li_value = 45
		as_Extension = 'mhtml'
		as_Description = 'Web Archive'
	Case 'XLWJ2WD1'
		li_value = 14
		as_Extension = 'wj2'
		as_Description = 'Japanese 1-2-3'
	Case 'XLWJ3'
		li_value = 40
		as_Extension = 'wj3'
		as_Description = 'Japanese 1-2-3'
	Case 'XLWJ3FJ3'
		li_value = 41
		as_Extension = 'wj3'
		as_Description = 'Japanese 1-2-3 format'
	Case 'XLWK1'
		li_value = 5
		as_Extension = 'wk1'
		as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'
	Case 'XLWK1ALL'
		li_value = 31
		as_Extension = 'wk1'
		as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'
	Case 'XLWK1FMT'
		li_value = 30
		as_Extension = 'wk1'
		as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'
	Case 'XLWK3'
		li_value = 15
		as_Extension = 'wk3'
		as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'
	Case 'XLWK3FM3'
		li_value = 32
		as_Extension = 'wk3'
		as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'
	Case 'XLWK4'
		li_value = 38
		as_Extension = 'wk4'
		as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format	'
	Case 'XLWKS'
		li_value = 4
		as_Extension = 'wks'
		as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'
	Case 'XLWORKBOOKDEFAULT'
		li_value = 51
		as_Extension = 'xlsx'
		as_Description = 'Workbook default'
	Case 'XLWORKBOOKNORMAL'
		li_value = -4143
		as_Extension = 'xls'
		as_Description = 'Workbook normal'
	Case 'XLWORKS2FAREAST'
		li_value = 28
		as_Extension = 'wks'
		as_Description = 'Microsoft Works 2.0 far east format'
	Case 'XLWQ1'
		li_value = 34
		as_Extension = 'wq1'
		as_Description = 'Quattro Pro format'
	Case 'XLXMLSPREADSHEET'
		li_value = 46
		as_Extension = 'xml'
		as_Description = 'XML Spreadsheet'

	Case Else
		li_value = 0
		as_Extension = ''
		as_Description = ''
End Choose

Return li_value

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//====================================================================

// Function: f_xlfileformat_enumeration()

//--------------------------------------------------------------------

// Description:

//--------------------------------------------------------------------

// Arguments:

// value string as_name

// reference string as_extension

// reference string as_description

//--------------------------------------------------------------------

// Returns: integer

//--------------------------------------------------------------------

// Author: PB.BaoGa Date: 2022/01/08

//--------------------------------------------------------------------

// Usage: f_xlfileformat_enumeration ( string as_name, ref string as_extension, ref string as_description )

//--------------------------------------------------------------------

// Modify History:

//====================================================================

Int li_value

Choose Case Upper(Trim(as_Name))

Case 'XLADDIN'

li_value = 18

as_Extension = 'xla'

as_Description = 'Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Add-In'

Case 'XLADDIN8'

li_value = 18

as_Extension = 'xla'

as_Description = 'Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Add-In'

Case 'XLCSV'

li_value = 6

as_Extension = 'csv'

as_Description = 'CSV'

Case 'XLCSVMAC'

li_value = 22

as_Extension = 'csv'

as_Description = 'Macintosh CSV'

Case 'XLCSVUTF8'

li_value = 62

as_Extension = 'csv'

as_Description = 'UTF8 CSV'

Case 'XLCSVWINDOWS'

li_value = 23

as_Extension = 'csv'

as_Description = 'Windows CSV'

Case 'XLCURRENTPLATFORMTEXT'

li_value = -4158

as_Extension = 'txt'

as_Description = 'Current Platform Text'

Case 'XLDBF2'

li_value = 7

as_Extension = 'dbf'

as_Description = 'Dbase 2 format'

Case 'XLDBF3'

li_value = 8

as_Extension = 'dbf'

as_Description = 'Dbase 3 format'

Case 'XLDBF4'

li_value = 11

as_Extension = 'dbf'

as_Description = 'Dbase 4 format'

Case 'XLDIF'

li_value = 9

as_Extension = 'dif'

as_Description = 'Data Interchange format'

Case 'XLEXCEL12'

li_value = 50

as_Extension = 'xlsb'

as_Description = 'Excel Binary Workbook'

Case 'XLEXCEL2'

li_value = 16

as_Extension = 'xls'

as_Description = 'Excel version 2.0 (1987)'

Case 'XLEXCEL2FAREAST'

li_value = 27

as_Extension = 'xls'

as_Description = 'Excel version 2.0 far east (1987)'

Case 'XLEXCEL3'

li_value = 29

as_Extension = 'xls'

as_Description = 'Excel version 3.0 (1990)'

Case 'XLEXCEL4'

li_value = 33

as_Extension = 'xls'

as_Description = 'Excel version 4.0 (1992)'

Case 'XLEXCEL4WORKBOOK'

li_value = 35

as_Extension = 'xlw'

as_Description = 'Excel version 4.0. Workbook format (1992)'

Case 'XLEXCEL5'

li_value = 39

as_Extension = 'xls'

as_Description = 'Excel version 5.0 (1994)'

Case 'XLEXCEL7'

li_value = 39

as_Extension = 'xls'

as_Description = 'Excel 95 (version 7.0)'

Case 'XLEXCEL8'

li_value = 56

as_Extension = 'xls'

as_Description = 'Excel 97-2003 Workbook'

Case 'XLEXCEL9795'

li_value = 43

as_Extension = 'xls'

as_Description = 'Excel version 95 and 97'

Case 'XLHTM'

li_value = 44

as_Extension = 'htm'

as_Description = 'HTML format'

Case 'XLHTML'

li_value = 44

as_Extension = 'html'

as_Description = 'HTML format'

Case 'XLINTLADDIN'

li_value = 26

as_Extension = '' //No file extension

as_Description = 'International Add-In'

Case 'XLINTLMACRO'

li_value = 25

as_Extension = '' //No file extension

as_Description = 'International Macro'

Case 'XLOPENDOCUMENTSPREADSHEET'

li_value = 60

as_Extension = 'ods'

as_Description = 'OpenDocument Spreadsheet'

Case 'XLOPENXMLADDIN'

li_value = 55

as_Extension = 'xlam'

as_Description = 'Open XML Add-In'

Case 'XLOPENXMLSTRICTWORKBOOK'

li_value = 61

as_Extension = 'xlsx'

as_Description = 'Strict Open XML file'

Case 'XLOPENXMLTEMPLATE'

li_value = 54

as_Extension = 'xltx'

as_Description = 'Open XML Template'

Case 'XLOPENXMLTEMPLATE'

li_value = 54

as_Extension = 'xltx'

as_Description = 'Open XML Template'

Case 'XLOPENXMLTEMPLATEMACROENABLED'

li_value = 53

as_Extension = 'xltm'

as_Description = 'Open XML Template Macro Enabled'

Case 'XLOPENXMLWORKBOOK'

li_value = 51

as_Extension = 'xlsx'

as_Description = 'Open XML Workbook'

Case 'XLOPENXMLWORKBOOKMACROENABLED'

li_value = 52

as_Extension = 'xlsm'

as_Description = 'Open XML Workbook Macro Enabled'

Case 'XLSYLK'

li_value = 2

as_Extension = 'slk'

as_Description = 'Symbolic Link format'

Case 'XLTEMPLATE'

li_value = 17

as_Extension = 'xlt'

as_Description = 'Excel Template format'

Case 'XLTEMPLATE8'

li_value = 17

as_Extension = 'xlt'

as_Description = 'Template 8'

Case 'XLTEXTMAC'

li_value = 19

as_Extension = 'txt'

as_Description = 'Macintosh Text'

Case 'XLTEXTMSDOS'

li_value = 21

as_Extension = 'txt'

as_Description = 'MSDOS Text'

Case 'XLTEXTPRINTER'

li_value = 36

as_Extension = 'prn'

as_Description = 'Printer Text'

Case 'XLTEXTWINDOWS'

li_value = 20

as_Extension = 'txt'

as_Description = 'Windows Text'

Case 'XLUNICODETEXT'

li_value = 42

as_Extension = 'txt'

as_Description = 'Unicode Text'

Case 'XLWEBARCHIVE'

li_value = 45

as_Extension = 'mht'

as_Description = 'Web Archive'

Case 'XLWEBARCHIVEMHTML'

li_value = 45

as_Extension = 'mhtml'

as_Description = 'Web Archive'

Case 'XLWJ2WD1'

li_value = 14

as_Extension = 'wj2'

as_Description = 'Japanese 1-2-3'

Case 'XLWJ3'

li_value = 40

as_Extension = 'wj3'

as_Description = 'Japanese 1-2-3'

Case 'XLWJ3FJ3'

li_value = 41

as_Extension = 'wj3'

as_Description = 'Japanese 1-2-3 format'

Case 'XLWK1'

li_value = 5

as_Extension = 'wk1'

as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'

Case 'XLWK1ALL'

li_value = 31

as_Extension = 'wk1'

as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'

Case 'XLWK1FMT'

li_value = 30

as_Extension = 'wk1'

as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'

Case 'XLWK3'

li_value = 15

as_Extension = 'wk3'

as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'

Case 'XLWK3FM3'

li_value = 32

as_Extension = 'wk3'

as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'

Case 'XLWK4'

li_value = 38

as_Extension = 'wk4'

as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format '

Case 'XLWKS'

li_value = 4

as_Extension = 'wks'

as_Description = 'Lotus 1-2-3 format'

Case 'XLWORKBOOKDEFAULT'

li_value = 51

as_Extension = 'xlsx'

as_Description = 'Workbook default'

Case 'XLWORKBOOKNORMAL'

li_value = -4143

as_Extension = 'xls'

as_Description = 'Workbook normal'

Case 'XLWORKS2FAREAST'

li_value = 28

as_Extension = 'wks'

as_Description = 'Microsoft Works 2.0 far east format'

Case 'XLWQ1'

li_value = 34

as_Extension = 'wq1'

as_Description = 'Quattro Pro format'

Case 'XLXMLSPREADSHEET'

li_value = 46

as_Extension = 'xml'

as_Description = 'XML Spreadsheet'

Case Else

li_value = 0

as_Extension = ''

as_Description = ''

End Choose

Return li_value

Example

int li_num
string ls_extension, ls_description
li_num = f_xlfileformat_enumeration ( "XLWORKBOOKDEFAULT", ls_extension, ls_description )
ioo_excel = CREATE OleObject
li_rc = ioo_excel.ConnectToNewObject("Excel.Application")
ioo_excel.workbooks.Add()
ioo_excel.activeworkbook.saveas(ls_filename, li_num)
ioo_excel.activeworkbook.close()
ioo_excel.Application.quit
ioo_excel.DisconnectObject()
DESTROY ioo_excel

int li_num

string ls_extension, ls_description

li_num = f_xlfileformat_enumeration ( "XLWORKBOOKDEFAULT", ls_extension, ls_description )

ioo_excel = CREATE OleObject

li_rc = ioo_excel.ConnectToNewObject("Excel.Application")

ioo_excel.workbooks.Add()

ioo_excel.activeworkbook.saveas(ls_filename, li_num)

ioo_excel.activeworkbook.close()

ioo_excel.Application.quit

ioo_excel.DisconnectObject()

DESTROY ioo_excel

Specifies the file format when saving the worksheet. from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/excel.xlfileformat

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 far east (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 far east format	*.wks
xlWQ1	34	Quattro Pro format	*.wq1
xlXMLSpreadsheet	46	XML Spreadsheet	*.xml

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