You can find help on the Office CD - File vbaxl8.hlp (and vbaxl8.cnt). This will give you all the properties/methods/events in Excel. You can also find examples of automation in the files section here at UT. I have one there for Outlook automation - you may be able to pick up tips from looking at the code (actual live implementations).

>Hello to All,
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>I'm doing my first experimentation with OLE and up to now it's not a success :-(
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>I tough I first try with basic command I foud in VFP help but even those don't seems to work for me. Here's what I found in help and tried:
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>First trial:
>"For example, to create a Microsoft Excel worksheet (which supports Automation), you can use the following syntax:
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>x = CREATEOBJECT('Excel.Sheet')
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>When this code is run, Microsoft Excel is started (if not already running), and a new worksheet is created."
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>This couldn't be simplier right? but when I tried it, Excell is not started. No error, nothing, I even check type("x") which return "O" so the object is created!
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>Second trial:
>So I found also this in vpf help which I also tried without success.
>oleApp = GETOBJECT(, "Excel.Application")
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>Third trial:
>I got this code from a UT user sometime last week. This works, Excell is open with the good spreedsheet.
>objExcel= CREATEOBJECT("Excel.Application")
>lcFile = "C:\Temp\Stock\Info.xls"
>objBook = objExcel.WorkBooks.Open(lcFile)
>objExcel.Visible = .t.
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>Althrough this code works, I understand only part of it, where can I found information on "Excell" properties or method like .WorkBooks.Open()? I suppose that other interresting method exist, where or how can I see them?
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>One thing I'm trying to accheive is to open Excell only if it's not running, otherwise, I would like to open the spreedsheet only.
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>BTW: I'm using VFP 6.0, and Ecxell 97.
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>Note: I applogize for such a long question, If somebody feels like ansewring only part of it, feel free.
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>TIA