Dave -

In Excel, you could use Application.Workbooks("Name.xls").Open, but from
AutoCAD you'd have to use GetObject anyway to open a new instance or
access a running instance of Excel.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
http://www.geocities.com/jonpeltier/Excel/index.html
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Dave F wrote:

Hi

Excel '98 & 2002. AutoCAD 2002

I'm running a vba routine within AutoCAD to access the info within a .xls
file.
I'm using Getobject, but have just been told that even though it doesn't
display the spreadsheet, it still loads it into an instance of Excel.

Is this correct?

In AutoCAD VBA there's a command (ObjectDBX) to access other AutoCAD files
databases without loading in an instance.

Is there an equivalent in Excel?

Thanks in advance

Dave F.