Sub NewExcel()
Dim oXL As Object
Dim oWB As Object

Set oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
oXL.Visible = True
Set oWB = oXL.Workbooks.Open("C:\myBook.xls")
'...
Set oWB = Nothing
oXL.Quit
Set oXL = Nothing
End Sub


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HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"Launchnet" <u20911@uwe wrote in message news:73c27ac1692ba@uwe...
I need a macro that will open a second Excel program and open a specific
file
name "name.xls" at the same time.

I could also use a macro that would only open a second Excel program with
an
empty workbook.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Matt @ Launchnet

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Please take a look at www.openoursite.com and you will see how I want to
use.

God Bless for helping