You should be able to get any or all of the individual pieces of the cell's
format with code like:

Sub Tester()
Cells(2, 1).Interior.ColorIndex = _
Cells(1, 1).Interior.ColorIndex
End Sub

This will probably run a lot faster than the copy/paste method, even if you
are getting all the format properties.

HTH,
Shockley

"AA" wrote in message
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Thnak you. I am using VBA as you suggest; however, it is
very slow. I need to speed up the code.

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"AA" wrote in
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{='c:\mywb.xls'!myRange} reads the area myRange into the
current worksheet when entered as an array formula in an
identical area. However, this does not retrieve the
format
of the cells from c:\mywd.xls.

Is there a way of getting the data with the format?

You can do it in VBA code, using pastespecial and
xlPasteFormats. I don't
think it is possible to it as a worksheet function




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