You can try something like this. (untested)

Sub OpenAnotherInstance()

Dim OldApp As Excel.Application
Dim newAPP As Excel.Application
Dim NewWB As Excel.Workbook
Dim oldWB As Excel.Workbook
Dim NewWS As Excel.Worksheet
Dim OldWS As Excel.Worksheet

Set OldApp = Application
Set newAPP = CreateObject(, "Excel.Application")

Set oldWB = ThisWorkbook

'Opeen Workbooks FA Master in NewApp

Set NewWB = newAPP.Workbooks.Open(Filename) 'Where filename is the FA
Master workbook

'If it were me, I'd define the active sheet somehow

Set NewWS = NewWB.Worksheets("SheetName")
Set OldWS = oldWB.Worksheets("SheetName")

NewWS.Range("v19:v20").Copy
OldWS.Range("m3:m4").PasteSpecial xlPasteValues

End Sub

HTH,
Barb Reinhardt
"John" wrote:

Hi this works if both workbooks are open in the same instance... however I
like to view both workbooks at once on two screens... Can this be adapted to
work in a separate instance of excel? Both workbooks will be open when code
runs

Sub copyFA()
Workbooks("FA Master").Activate
Range("v19:v20").Copy
ThisWorkbook.Activate
Range("m3:m4").PasteSpecial xlPasteValues
End Sub