try:

release oleexcel

hope that helps

>I am hoping someone can help me.
>
>Using a FoxPro program to output data into an Excel sheet. The program runs
>fine, but leaves an invisible excel open. The only way to determine whether
>or not an excel is open is to look in the task manager (Alt + Ctrl + Del).
>The computer completely locks up until the invisible excel in the task
>manager has been cancelled.
>
>Commands used are
>
>oleexcel = CREATEOBJECT("Excel.application")
>oleexcel.APPLICATION.workbooks.OPEN(&rpt_name)
>oleexcel.APPLICATION.worksheets("Sheet1").ACTIVATE
>
>oleexcel.activeworkbook.SAVE
>oleexcel.APPLICATION.workbooks(1).saved = .T.
>oleexcel.APPLICATION.workbooks(1).CLOSE