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# XLABINFO

## Description

Review information about Windham's quant library installed on your workstation. You can use this to obtain version information and general information for support.

{% hint style="info" %}
Invoking this function initializes the computation engine just like any other Excel Lab feature.
{% endhint %}

This function can also be used to test whether the add-in is initializing successfully. 

## Syntax

The following describes the function signature for use in Microsoft Excel's formula bar.

```excel-formula
=XLABINFO(showDialog)
```

### Input(s)

| Argument       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **showDialog** | Optional. Logical to specify the display of a graphical dialog presenting information on the Excel Lab quant library installed, if FALSE the function will return text information into the corresponding Excel cell. If the argument is not specified, it defaults to TRUE. |

### Output(s)

Information on the product, version number, resource addresses, etc.

## Example

![=XLABINFO() in the formula bar](/files/-MM2htC9OtruzlFqrqCI)


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