Tamar,

Thanks. Can you give the example to reproduce the behaviour when Excel is patially functional?


>>If type("ObjExcel")="O" and not isnull(ObjExcel)
>>*already up
>>endif
>>
>
>Actually, for Excel, that may not work correctly. Excel can stay in memory even after you shut it down. If you grab that instance again, it's only partially functional.
>
>The only way I've found to reliably track whether an instance of Excel that I created via Automation is still available is to use an extra variable to keep track of Excel's expected visibility. If my variable and Excel's Visible property match, life is good.
>
>Here's some code from the Automation book:
>
>IF IsNull(This.oServer)
>
> * No instantiated server
>
> lReturn = .F.
>
>ELSE
>
> * Compare actual Visible value to tracked visibility
>
> IF This.oServer.Visible = This.lShouldBeVisible
>
> * They match, so the server is open and good
>
> lReturn = .T.
>
> ELSE
>
> * Visibility doesn't match. User must have shut server down
>
> lReturn = .F.
>
> ENDIF
>
>ENDIF
>
>RETURN lReturn
>
>
>Tamar