Tamar,
this does not help in my case.
I have:

loExcel=CREATEOBJECT("Excel.Application")
loExcel.SheetsInNewWorkbook=1
.........................................
loExcel.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs(cName)
loExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Close
loExcel.Application.Quit
loExcel.Quit
loExcel=.NULL.
RELEASE loExcel
But after all Excel still open in the task manager.

helen