>>Once I ask a question about DDE and they answer me "Use OLE it is much better"
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>>I only use the DDE to test if Word was already open and after I use the OLE. I think that with excel it is the same. Something like
>>myObject = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
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>If you use the getobject and don't get an error Word is open , if you do get an error it is not opened, then issue a createobject.

Thanks! I'm going to include it!