Excel.Workbooks.CanCheckOut.md

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Workbooks.CanCheckOut method (Excel)	vbaxl10.chm203086	vbaxl10.chm203086	Excel.Workbooks.CanCheckOut	06259bbd-2e55-3fbe-d08c-094985cb9fff	05/18/2019	medium

Workbooks.CanCheckOut method (Excel)

True if Microsoft Excel can check out a specified workbook from a server. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.CanCheckOut (FileName)

expression A variable that represents a Workbooks object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
FileName	Required	String	The name of the file to check out.

Return value

Boolean

Example

This example verifies that a workbook is not checked out by another user and can be checked out. If the workbook can be checked out, it copies the workbook to the local computer for editing.

Sub UseCanCheckOut(docCheckOut As String) 
 
 ' Determine if workbook can be checked out. 
 If Workbooks.CanCheckOut(Filename:=docCheckOut) = True Then 
 Workbooks.CheckOut (Filename:=docCheckOut) 
 Else 
 MsgBox "You are unable to check out this document at this time." 
 End If 
 
End Sub

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