Need some testers to display there findings from the following script that checks for excel version being used

johnnyL

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Office Version
  1. 2007
Platform
  1. Windows
VBA Code:
Sub ExcelVersionChecker()
'
    Dim ExcelVersion As Integer
'
    ExcelVersion = Application.Version
'
    Select Case ExcelVersion
        Case 8:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 97"
        Case 9:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2000"
        Case 10:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2002"
        Case 11:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2003"
        Case 12:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2007"
        Case 14:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2010"
        Case 15:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2013"
        Case 16:
'           Test for Excel 2016, 2019 and 365 in Win and Mac Excel
            Dim Case16Result As String
'
            On Error Resume Next
'
'           Test for the XMATCH function available in Excel 365
            Case16Result = Application.Evaluate("=XMATCH(5,{5,4,3,2,1})")
'
            If Err = 0 Then
                ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 365"
            Else
                Err.Clear
'
'               Test for the CONCAT function available in Excel 2019
                Case16Result = Application.Evaluate("=CONCAT(""A"",""B"")")
'
                If Err = 0 Then
                    ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2019"
                Else
                    Err.Clear
                    ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2016"
                End If
            End If
        Case Else:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel Unknown Version of " & ExcelVersion
    End Select
'
    MsgBox "You are running " & ThisVersionfExcel & " on " & Application.OperatingSystem & "."
'
End Sub

Just want to see how accurate it is.
 

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Mine was the same as kennypete and correct for my machine.
Note: I had to add a dim statement to your code
Dim ThisVersionfExcel As String
 

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Here is Version2 BTW:

VBA Code:
Sub ExcelVersionCheckerV2()
'
    Dim ExcelVersion        As Integer
    Dim ThisVersionfExcel   As String
'
    ExcelVersion = Application.Version
'
    Select Case ExcelVersion
        Case 8:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 97"
        Case 9:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2000"
        Case 10:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2002"
        Case 11:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2003"
        Case 12:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2007"
        Case 14:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2010"
        Case 15:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2013"
        Case 16:
'           Test for Excel 2016, 2019 and 365 in Win and Mac Excel
            Dim Case16Result As String
'
            On Error Resume Next
'
'           Test for the XMATCH function available in Excel 365
            Case16Result = Application.Evaluate("=XMATCH(5,{5,4,3,2,1})")
'
            If Err = 0 Then
                ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 365"
            Else
                Err.Clear
'
'               Test for the CONCAT function available in Excel 2019
                Case16Result = Application.Evaluate("=CONCAT(""A"",""B"")")
'
                If Err = 0 Then
                    ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2019"
                Else
                    Err.Clear
                    ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel 2016"
                End If
            End If
        Case Else:
            ThisVersionfExcel = "Excel Unknown Version of " & ExcelVersion
    End Select
'
    MsgBox "You are running " & ThisVersionfExcel & " build #" & Application.Build & " of " & Application.OperatingSystem & "."
'
End Sub
 
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OK, so EXCEL 365 apparently checks good, any other testers?
 
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A spell correction:

VBA Code:
Sub ExcelVersionCheckerV2.5()
'
    Dim ExcelVersion        As Integer
    Dim ThisVersionOfExcel   As String
'
    ExcelVersion = Application.Version
'
    Select Case ExcelVersion
        Case 8:
            ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel 97"
        Case 9:
            ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel 2000"
        Case 10:
            ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel 2002"
        Case 11:
            ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel 2003"
        Case 12:
            ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel 2007"
        Case 14:
            ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel 2010"
        Case 15:
            ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel 2013"
        Case 16:
'           Test for Excel 2016, 2019 and 365 in Win and Mac Excel
            Dim Case16Result As String
'
            On Error Resume Next
'
'           Test for the XMATCH function available in Excel 365
            Case16Result = Application.Evaluate("=XMATCH(5,{5,4,3,2,1})")
'
            If Err = 0 Then
                ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel 365"
            Else
                Err.Clear
'
'               Test for the CONCAT function available in Excel 2019
                Case16Result = Application.Evaluate("=CONCAT(""A"",""B"")")
'
                If Err = 0 Then
                    ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel 2019"
                Else
                    Err.Clear
                    ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel 2016"
                End If
            End If
        Case Else:
            ThisVersionOfExcel = "Excel Unknown Version of " & ExcelVersion
    End Select
'
    MsgBox "You are running " & ThisVersionOfExcel & " build #" & Application.Build & " of " & Application.OperatingSystem & "."
'
End Sub
 
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