[AccessD] Slightly OT - Re: Excel Automation Question

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Thu Aug 25 17:44:22 CDT 2016


I know we've discussed Excel and data problems before, and I've mentioned running into 
exactly the problem highlighted in this article.

But 20% of published articles with messed up data?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/25/excel_hell_messes_up_20_per_cent_of_genetic_sci
ence_papers/


-- 
Stuart

On 25 Aug 2016 at 12:55, Rocky Smolin wrote:

> Dear List:
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> I want to open a spreadsheet from Access and am using:
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>     Set objXLApp = New Excel.Application
> 
>     objXLApp.Workbooks.Open gstrBackEndPath & "\PO_" &
> Me.cboPOList.Column(1) & ".xlsx"
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>     objXLApp.Visible = True
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> which works just fine.  However, when the spreadsheet is closed by the
> user the instance of Excel remains - I can see it in the Task Manager.
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> If I close the spreadsheet from Access:
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>     objXLApp.ActiveWorkbook.Save
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>     objXLApp.ActiveWorkbook.Close True
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>     objXLApp.Quit
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>     Set objXLApp = Nothing
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> Of course, Excel goes away.
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> Is there a technique for closing that instance of access when the user
> closes a spreadsheet opened by an access program?
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> MTIA
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> Rocky Smolin
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> Beach Access Software
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> 760-683-5777
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