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It relies on the fact that VB removes Debug.Print statements from the compiled EXE. Use Debug.Print to print something that will cause an error. Divide by zero is simple enough.

Public Function IsCodeCompiled() As Boolean
  On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
  Debug.Print 1 / 0
  IsCodeCompiled = True
  Exit Function
ErrorHandler:
  IsCodeCompiled = False
  Exit Function
End Function

Tip Submitted By: David Hay