Re: Excel Exists on machine?

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From: Shane Stump
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 10:54

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I am trying to avoid loading Excel if the user doesn't need to save a report
(some of my users' machines are VERY slow). You may be right though and I
may have to load Excel to REALLY tell if it installed on the machine.

Regards,

Shane

"Vladimir Afanasyev" <avv@systema.kiev.ua> wrote in message
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>
> Hi,
> "Shane Stump" <ShaneStump@TanstaaflSoftware.com> wrote:
> >I prefer the little more "fluff" in this type code because I have a
tendency
> >to "add" to such functions as I go along (in case of different versions
of
> >excel, etc).
> >
>
> Really, using this way you only test that this record (ProgId)
> exists in the Registry. Yes, you can read it but you can
> write it the same way also.
> You can try to use follow way:
>
> Variant Excel;
> try{
> Excel=Variant::CreateObject("Excel.Application");
> }
> catch(...)
> {
> ShowMessage("No, it is not Excel");
> return;
> }
> ShowMessage("Seems Excel");
>
> Vladimir.
>

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