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Ray,
Thanks for the help. It works if the file in on the server side, how to use
the component (DSOleFile) with the file on the client side? Also how can I
calculate the width of the file. (Page set up - Landscape or porrait).

"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" wrote:

> You can try using this: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=224351
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> I don't know what you mean about width of length of a file though...
> <%
> Dim oDSO, oProps
> Set oDSO = CreateObject("DSOleFile.PropertyReader")
> Set oProps = oDSO.GetDocumentProperties("C:\path\to\file.xls")
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> Response.Write oProps.Version
>
> Set oProps = Nothing
> Set oDSO = Nothing
> %>
>
> Ray at work
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> "akn" <> wrote in message
> news:A2E139BB-A6BD-4417-8BEC-...
> > Help. I need to load Excel file from client into a database in asp, before
> > loading I need to verify the excel version and the file width ( and if
> > possible length).
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