>>>Whether /import .... XL8 SHEET sheet_name/ does not do what you need?
>>>Additionally you could use Excel Automation to gather all Sheet Names and then process them as needed. Like:
>>>ObjExcel= CREATEOBJECT("Excel.Application")
>>>with ObjExcel
>>>.Workbooks.Open("c:\book1.xls")
>>>for ia=1 to .Worksheets.count
>>>?.Worksheets(ia).NAme
>>>.....
>>
>>Thanks - I'll have to use the automation even though it gets me back to my original problem of not wanting the auto_open macro to fire when opening the workbook with automation .
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jamie
>
>Jamie,
>
>I am confused. AFAIK, auto_open macro does not fire while Automation. It works 'automatically' upon open document manually only. What kind of auto_open macro do you have?

Sorry - I have been meaning the workbook_open macro - not auto_open. The workbook_open macro definitely fires during automation. I am wanting to get certain sheet data out without it firing.