Excel97 opens separate application #2

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Thanks Gord for the tip. But tools-Options-General--
Uncheck "ignore other applications" doesn't have any
effect. Excel still opens separate programs for each file.
Are there any registry changes I can use?
 
How are you opening the files?

Try opening them from within Excel


: Thanks Gord for the tip. But tools-Options-General--
: Uncheck "ignore other applications" doesn't have any
: effect. Excel still opens separate programs for each file.
: Are there any registry changes I can use?
 
Jim

Your Excel file association may be lost.

Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes and note the space before the /
mark).

Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes and note the space before the /
mark).

You may have to enter your full path to excel.exe....in that case surround
with quotes as in..... "C:\mypath\to Excel\somewhere\excel.exe" /regserver

If the above steps bring no joy..................

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the <sp>/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben Excel MVP
 
Gord, I tried the 2nd option first and success! One of
these days I'll read up on DDE protocols. Thanks much.
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Jim

Your Excel file association may be lost.

Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes and note the space before the /
mark).

Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes and note the space before the /
mark).

You may have to enter your full path to excel.exe....in that case surround
with quotes as in..... "C:\mypath\to
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Excel\somewhere\excel.exe" /regserver
If the above steps bring no joy..................

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e
Click to expand...
(delete the said:
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

Thanks Gord for the tip. But tools-Options-General--
Uncheck "ignore other applications" doesn't have any
effect. Excel still opens separate programs for each file.
Are there any registry changes I can use?
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