# LoadSettings.CreatorApplication Property

> Gets the application, which has created the document. It is an empty string, if a creator application is not saved in the loaded document.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 23.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Core.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.ASP.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl > LoadSettings.CreatorApplication Property
- **381 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/loadsettings/creatorapplication-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/loadsettings/creatorapplication-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/loadsettings/creatorapplication-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the application, which has created the document. It is an empty string, if a creator application is not saved in the loaded document.

### Syntax

```csharp
public string CreatorApplication { get; }
```

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property CreatorApplication As String
```

### Examples

The following example reads `LoadSettings.CreatorApplication` after the template has been loaded.

```csharp
LoadSettings loadSettings = new();
textControl.Load("template.docx", StreamType.WordprocessingML, loadSettings);
Console.WriteLine($"Creator Application: {loadSettings.CreatorApplication}");
```

```vbnet
Dim loadSettings As New LoadSettings()
textControl.Load("template.docx", StreamType.WordprocessingML, loadSettings)
Console.WriteLine($"Creator Application: {loadSettings.CreatorApplication}")
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [LoadSettings.CreationDate Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/loadsettings/creationdate-property/llms-full.txt)
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