On Jan 8, 5:11*am, Shasur wrote:
The following can give you a hint

* * * * * * * * System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Excel.exe", "/Safe");
* * * * * * * * oXL =
(Excel.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("Excel. Application");

Thank you!

As there may be several instances of Excel running, I still need to
figure out how to use ProcessId (or something) to get the right one,
but you've given me enough to get rolling.


Thanks again!

sff