Jeff,
You can have multiple instances of Outlook, so why not just create your own,
non-visible instance and quit it when finished.
Dim MyOutlook as Outlook.Application
Set MyOutlook=New Outlook.Application

NickHK


"JEFF" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I just want to ensure that Outlook is open before I do other things. I
tried a .bat file with the command below, but no luck. Can anyone tell
me
why, or offer a VBA script to do the same?

TIA!


CALL C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Outlook.exe