Our financial system can export via a batch file a number of separate
reports that then need formatting and printing before each one is
closed
without saving it.

I can do all of the formatting and closing down, but I am having a
problem
with activating the next workbook because it appears that each
workbook
created is using a separate session of excel.


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You'll need to implement some API calls to get a handle on the othe
application.
This can be a big pain, but if you understand API calls, it can b
achieved. I have some code that does this, but it is extremely length
and very purpose specific, so I doubt it would be of any use to you.

Try these links:
'informit.com
(http://www.informit.com/articles/art...?p=366892&rl=1)
'Tek Tips' (http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.c...1052860&page=1


There are 2 links in that tek-tips thread:
'Tek-Tips 1' (http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=3383)
'tek-tips 2' (http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=393757)


Hope this will provide you with some assistance and/or guidance.

DejaV

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chasfox,
As long as there no specific order in which you need to process these files
and the only instances of Excel are opened by this batch file, how about:
Dim NextXL as Excel.Application
Set NextXL=GetObject("Excel.Application")
Do Until NextXL=Nothing
.....process
NextXL.Quit
Loop

NickHK

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Our financial system can export via a batch file a number of separate
reports that then need formatting and printing before each one is
closed
without saving it.

I can do all of the formatting and closing down, but I am having a
problem
with activating the next workbook because it appears that each
workbook
created is using a separate session of excel.


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