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Name.MacroType Property (Excel)

Returns or sets what the name refers to. Read/write XlXLMMacroType .

Syntax

expression . MacroType

expression A variable that represents a Name object.

Remarks

| XlXLMMacroType can be one of these XlXLMMacroType constants.| | xlCommand . The name refers to a user-defined macro.| | xlFunction . The name refers to a user-defined function.| | xlNotXLM . The name doesn't refer to a function or macro.|

Example

This example assumes that you created a custom function or command on a Microsoft Excel version 4.0 macro sheet. The example displays the function category, in the language of the macro. It assumes that the name of the custom function or command is the only name in the workbook.

With ActiveWorkbook.Names(1) 
 If .MacroType <> xlNotXLM Then 
 MsgBox "The category for this name is " &amp; .Category 
 Else 
 MsgBox "This name does not refer to" &amp; _ 
 " a custom function or command." 
 End If 
End With

See also

Concepts

Name Object

Other resources

Name Object Members