Sub xls2()
Dim ex As New Excel.Application
Dim wrkbk As Excel.Workbook
Dim wks As Excel.Worksheet
Dim rng As Excel.Range

Set wrkbk = Workbooks.Open("c:\TRPWKBookA.xls")
Set wks = wrkbk.Worksheets("41 ECS")
wks.Range("b13").Value = 12
Set wks = wrkbk.Worksheets("755")
wks.Range("b13").Value = 13



'Set rng = wks.Cells(2, 13)
' With rng
' .Value =
'Set rng = wks.UsedRange.columns

ex.Visible = True
ex.Quit
set rng = Nothing
set wksh = Nothing
set wrkbk = nothing
set ex = nothing

End Sub

The code you show is fully qualified, but there is a possibility that this
isn't the actual code. fully qualify all references.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Bill McCaleb" wrote in message
...
After running the following sub the excel spreadsheet comes up. When
exiting out of excel the program appears to close but doesn't, it's
still running in the background. What's the problem?

Sub xls2()
Dim ex As New Excel.Application
Dim wrkbk As Excel.Workbook
Dim wks As Excel.Worksheet
Dim rng As Excel.Range

Set wrkbk = Workbooks.Open("c:\TRPWKBookA.xls")
Set wks = wrkbk.Worksheets("41 ECS")
wks.Range("b13").Value = 12
Set wks = wrkbk.Worksheets("755")
wks.Range("b13").Value = 13



'Set rng = wks.Cells(2, 13)
' With rng
' .Value =
'Set rng = wks.UsedRange.columns

ex.Visible = True



End Sub

Thanks if anyone can tell me what's wrong.
bill