Question : Excel modifications

on opening workbook getting error
"Unable to get the Open property of the Workbooks class"

DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputReport, "ConsIncGroup", acFormatXLS, "C:\Data\ConsIncGroup.xls", 0
            'DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputReport, "repIncomeStatement_LastYearsCons_Grouped", acFormatXLS, , -1
           
DoEvents

Dim mysheet As Object, xlApp As Object

Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set mysheet = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\Data\ConsIncGroup.xls").Sheets(1)

mysheet.Cells(1, 1).Value = "Test"



mysheet.Application.ActiveWorkbook.Save
mysheet.Application.ActiveWorkbook.Close
xlApp.Quit

' Clear the object variable.
Set mysheet = Nothing

Answer : Excel modifications

Hey dmitry, how goes it?

Can you open the exported spreadsheet normally having exported it?
Does it perform any better if you skip the explicit Excel object creation (not ideal I know)...

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DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputReport, "ConsIncGroup", acFormatXLS, "C:\Data\ConsIncGroup.xls", 0
            'DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputReport, "repIncomeStatement_LastYearsCons_Grouped", acFormatXLS, , -1
           
DoEvents

Dim mysheet As Object, mybook As Object, xlApp As Object

Set mybook = GetObject("C:\Data\ConsIncGroup.xls")
Set xlApp = mybook.Application
Set mysheet = mybook.Sheets(1)
xlApp.Visible = True
'etc etc
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Or - if that doesn't help - perhaps giving up and making a file copy in code and opening that copy - deleting the "original" export when all's done.