Well,

If I wanted to open a specific spreadsheet and execute a macro without
intervention what else might I do?

"Jim Thomlinson" wrote:

Yup... Place this line in a batch file

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\excel.exe"

You have to assume a standard install of excel though...

HTH

"rmkbrj" wrote:

I would like to automate updating of a number of excel spreadsheets. Is
there any way to invoke excel without opening excel or a excel spreadsheet.