Nice try Beth,
but no new value is ever being recognized in the cell
debug shows that the cells are not changing with ...

               cCell="A"+sRowID
               .Range(cCell).Select()
               .Range(cCell).Value= DATE(1990,01,01)&& CTOD(sA)

this code should place 1/1/90 in the A9 cell
any other suggestions?
>
>>Excel gurus: HELP ---
>>
>>What commands will commit the values to an Excel spreadsheet?
>>
>>The following code has no error - - - and no update in my master spreadsheet either
>>extra code removed (gLogMESS shows variables are correct as does dubug stepping)
>>
>>

>>   oExcel=CREATEOBJECT("Excel.Application")
>>   With oExcel
>>      .DisplayAlerts= .F.
>>         .WorkBooks.Open(ALLTRIM("C:\Daas\Absorb_2005new.xls"),0)
>>         .Sheets(ALLTRIM(" Buffing")).Select()
>>         DO PopulateExcelArray
>>      .Quit
>>   EndWith
>>   Release oExcel
>>

Edgar L. Bolton, B.S. B.B.A.