Project.Projects.CanCheckOut.md

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Projects.CanCheckOut method (Project)	vbapj.chm132591	vbapj.chm132591	project-server	Project.Projects.CanCheckOut	330f28a3-d785-ae5d-0f64-8e02ac52d8d6	06/08/2017	medium

Projects.CanCheckOut method (Project)

Indicates whether Project can check out the specified project from a SharePoint document library.

Syntax

expression. CanCheckOut( _FileName_ )

expression A variable that represents a 'Projects' object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
FileName	Required	String	The name of the file to check out.

Return value

Boolean

Example

The following example verifies that a project is not checked out by another user. If the project can be checked out, the example copies the project to the local computer for editing.

Sub CheckOutProject(docCheckOut As String)  
    ' Determine if project can be checked out.  
    If Projects.CanCheckOut(docCheckOut) = True Then  
        Projects.CheckOut docCheckOut  
    Else  
        MsgBox "Unable to check out this project at this time."  
    End If  
End Sub

See also

Projects Collection Object

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