Colin wrote:
> What is so different about Excel? I can call it from Explorer.
> I can even double-click on a .CSV file in explorer and start Excel
Ok, so try ShellApi's ShellExecute like this:
ShellExecute(
application.handle //hWnd: HWND
,pchar('open') //Operation: PChar
,pchar(AssociatedFile) //FileName: PChar
,'' //Parameters: PChar
,'' //Directory: PChar
,SW_SHOWNORMAL //ShowCmd: Integer
);
> by association thus loading and displaying the file I clicked on.
>
> I have also tried connecting to Excel by setting up a Server Link to an Excel
>component on a form using D5 but somehow I'm missing something in the process.
>
> Please :- How best should I do this? Preferably in the simplest way possible.
>Sample code would be appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Colin
>
>
cheers,
peter
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