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Old 01-24-2005, 07:55 PM
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Default How to check if an excel file is open


i already have a code that checks if an excel file exists, my problem now is how to check if that file is open, please help me on this one....

thanks in advance...

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You can use either FindFirstFile API or _lopen API
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