lcFile='myfile.xlsx' Erase (Forceext(lcFile,'xxx')) ox=Createobject('excel.application') owb=ox.Workbooks.Open(lcFile) If owb.Sheets.Count > 1 Nu= owb.Sheets.Count ms=1 Do While ms < Nu+1 mname=owb.Sheets(m1).Name If ms>1 Wait Window 'removing '+ mname timeout 2 owb.Sheets(mname).Delete Endif ms=ms+1 Enddo Endif ox.Visible=.T.