[RESOLVED] Workbook/File Creation Date in Excel VBA

[Torc]

I am using a macro in Excel VBA which opens a text file as a workbook.

I need to get the Creation Date of the text file, not the Last Modified date.

So far I cannot find any way to get the creation date using the Workbooks object in VBA, and FileDateTime sometimes gives the Last Modified date.

[Webtest]

Here is some junk I threw together ... it should be self explanatory. I hope it helps ...

Sub Macro1()
    
    'You must install a refernce to library:  Microsoft Scripting Runtime
    
    Dim fso As New FileSystemObject
    Dim aFile As File    'Handle for fso 'File' Object
    Dim aPath As String
    Dim aName As String
    
    'Set up your filespec
    aPath = "C:\Temp\"
    aName = "JUNK.txt"
    
    If fso.FileExists(aPath & aName) Then
        Set aFile = fso.GetFile(aPath & aName)     '<< Example of setting handle
        MsgBox "The File exists  " & aFile.DateCreated
    End If

     'Clean House
    Set aFile = Nothing
    
End Sub

[Static]

MsgBox ActiveWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties("Creation Date")

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