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I used code like the following:

bool IsExcelInstalled(void)
{
   bool bExcelInstalled = false;

  std::auto_ptr<TRegistry> pRegistry(new TRegistry);
  pRegistry->RootKey = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT;
  if (pRegistry->OpenKey("Excel.Application",false) == true)
  {

     bExcelInstalled = true;
     pRegistry->CloseKey();
  }

  return bExcelInstalled;
}

Regards,

Shane

"Ed Mulroy [TeamB]" <ed@mulroyREMOVETHESECHARS.org> wrote in message
news:3f67b90a@newsgroups.borland.com...
> You could attack it in a couple of ways.
>
> Search for excel.exe
>
> Look for file associations in the registry.
>   For instance HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.csv with a value of "Excel.CSV"
>   or one of the other associations it registers such as .xls
>
> All the file associations tell you however is if excel has once been on
the
> machine.  Only searching for excel.exe will tell you that it is on the
> machine now.
>
> .  Ed
>
> > Shane Stump wrote in message
> > news:3f67b06e$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> > What is the easiest way to tell if a version of Excel is
> > installed on a machine?
>
>