Hi,

I am using a VB Script to show a Bar Graph in our GUI through excel
workbook.

The call I am using in VB Script to create Excel Object is:
....
set ExcelObject = GetObject("", "Excel.Application")
....
Its working well when there is no Excel instance running previously.

If there is an existing excel sheet already open (opened manually and
unrelated to the GUI & VB Script), the GUI's Excel is taking control
of the Excel and I am unable to switch back to the Excel Sheet which
is opened manually. I can only switch to the previously running Excel
sheet only when I minimize the excel sheet in the GUI.

Could someone help me to overcome this or is this intended if so, any
justification for this ?

Steps which lead to a problem:
1. launch Excel manually from start - run - excel.exe
2. launch Excel in the my own GUI with the VBScript which is using
GetObject() call

At this point, I am not able to switch to the Excel instance which is
opened in step 1.

Thanks in advance,
Ravi Nandibhatla.

Hi
don't know about VB Script but in VBA you might use

On Error Resume Next
Err.Clear
Set ExcelObject1 = GetObject(, "Excel.Application") 'If
Excel is already open, flag it with Boolean
If Err.Number < 0 Then ExcelWasRunning = False Else
ExcelWasRunning = True
On Error GoTo 0
Err.Clear 'keep err tidy
If Not ExcelWasRunning Then
set ExcelObject2 = GetObject("", "Excel.Application")
End If

Now you can refer to the two instances of Excel, if there are two.
regards
Paul

On Mar 23, 8:38 am, "nandibhatla" wrote:
Hi,

I am using a VB Script to show a Bar Graph in our GUI through excel
workbook.

The call I am using in VB Script to create Excel Object is:
...
set ExcelObject = GetObject("", "Excel.Application")
...
Its working well when there is no Excel instance running previously.

If there is an existing excel sheet already open (opened manually and
unrelated to the GUI & VB Script), the GUI's Excel is taking control
of the Excel and I am unable to switch back to the Excel Sheet which
is opened manually. I can only switch to the previously running Excel
sheet only when I minimize the excel sheet in the GUI.

Could someone help me to overcome this or is this intended if so, any
justification for this ?

Steps which lead to a problem:
1. launch Excel manually from start - run - excel.exe
2. launch Excel in the my own GUI with the VBScript which is using
GetObject() call

At this point, I am not able to switch to the Excel instance which is
opened in step 1.

Thanks in advance,
Ravi Nandibhatla.

Hi Paul,

Thank you for the reply.

I am having the problem with one excel instance opened manually from
Windows start - run prompt and other excel opened from the GUI using
a VB Script. I do not want to refer to the previously opened excel
instance in my VB Script.
steps to reproduce a
a. open excel.exe from windows - start - run prompt
b. launch my GUI which in turn shows an Excel chart using VB Script
c. Now at this point, I am unable to switch back to the excel.exe
opened in step a.

Is this good enough to understand my problem ?

Thanks,
Ravi Nandibhatla.