'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Function DocProps(prop As String)
'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Application.Volatile
On Error GoTo err_value
DocProps = ActiveWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties _
(prop)
Exit Function
err_value:
DocProps = CVErr(xlErrValue)
End Function


and enter in a cell such as
=DocProps ("last author")
or
=DocProps ("last save time")



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HTH

Bob Phillips

(replace somewhere in email address with gmail if mailing direct)

"Dallman Ross" <dman@localhost. wrote in message
...
Is there a way for an Excel formula to know the date stamp of
a file?

Thanks,
Dallman