ExcelLaunch As String

Launches Microsoft Excel.

If Microsoft Excel could be started, then "OK" is returned.

When Excel is not found or could not be started, then an empty String is returned.

If an error occurred, then "ERROR" is returned.

Returns:

Type	Value	Description
String	empty String	Microsoft Excel was not found on the computer
String	ERROR	In case of any error the string "ERROR" is returned
String	OK	When Excel was found and could be launched, then "OK" is returned as a String.

Available in:

WindowMain	WindowLink
YES	YES

Hint: You can find references to XojoScripts which make use of this function by sending the following SQL statement to the database:

Select id,GUID, ScriptName,ScriptCode from im_scripts where ScriptCode Like '%ExcelLaunch%'

Example XojoScript:

// Check if we have Excel Installed

Dim v As String = ExcelLaunch

If v = "" Or v = "ERROR" Then

MsgBox "Microsoft Excel could not be launched!"

Return

End If