CustomProperties Property [Excel 2003 VBA Language Reference]

Returns a CustomProperties object representing the identifier information associated with a worksheet.

expression.CustomProperties

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

For the CustomProperties property, identifier information for a worksheet can represent metadata for XML.

In this example, Microsoft Excel adds identifier information to the active worksheet and returns the name and value to the user.

Sub CheckCustomProperties()

    Dim wksSheet1 As Worksheet

    Set wksSheet1 = Application.ActiveSheet

    ' Add metadata to worksheet.
    wksSheet1.CustomProperties.Add _
        Name:="Market", Value:="Nasdaq"

    ' Display metadata.
    With wksSheet1.CustomProperties.Item(1)
        MsgBox .Name & vbTab & .Value
    End With

End Sub

Applies to | Worksheet Object