I would like to clarify my question. I would like the data of an Excel
spreadsheet that is stored in .xsl format to be converted to data in .xml
format. The reason I need to do this is that I want to be able to access the
spreadsheet data in order to validate and manipulate the data. Having the
data in xml format allows me to easily do this.

"Shimo" wrote:

Can someone tell me whether it is possible to change an Excel spreadsheet
from a .xsl format to an .xml format programmatically without having Excel
open a window. I would like this to happen in the background. It would be
ok if Excel was opened but I just do not want a window visible to the user.

Thanks,
Lloyd