I'm not 100% sure. But I noticed in Excel Automation that if you are trying to interact with a lower level (down to the work sheet for exemple), that it works better to go to that lower level, rather than trying to work it "from above". Sorry I don't have a better explanation, other "This technique seems to work".


>Mike--
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>>Try referencing the workbook itself to see if it solves your problem
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o = GETOBJECT(,'excel.application')
>>owb = o.ActiveWorkbook
>>owb.saveas(("c:\SamSludge.txt")

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>Your code worked (an extra left paren though). Can you explain why your code worked and my code
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> o.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs ("c:\SamSludge.txt")
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>did not work?
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>Thanks.
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>Tim