[AccessD] Run Excel From Within Access

Absolutely the hardest way to automate excel I have ever seen implemented!

Just set a variable = Createobject("Excel.Application") and control Excel
through that.
On May 26, 2012 10:57 PM, "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:

> I use it all the time.  It works for all office files regardless of what
> version of office is installed
> and whether it in on x32 or x64 Windows . Similarly,  for opening PDFs,
> image/media files etc
> because the user may have any one of many different applications as their
> default viewer.
>
> --
> Stuart
>
> On 26 May 2012 at 22:28, Arthur Fuller wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Stuart! ShellExecute worked like a charm.
> > A.
> >
> > On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 10:13 PM, Stuart McLachlan
> > <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>wrote:
> >
> > > You need to quote the program path because it has spaces in it.
> > >
> > >  Application.RunQQ( "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft
> > > Office\Office11\Excel.exe") & " "  & strFile
> > >
> > > Alternatively, use ShellExecute() and you don't need to worry about the
> > > path to Excel on the
> > > machine you are running on.
> > >
> > >
> > > Public Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "SHELL32.DLL" Alias
> > > "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal
> > > hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, _
> > >       ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal
> > > lpDirectory As String, ByVal
> > > nShowCmd As Long) As Long
> > >
> > > ...
> > > ShellExecute Application.hWndAccessApp, "Open", strFile, "", "",
> > > vbNormalFocus
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Stuart
> > >
> > >
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