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Open excel worksheet in new instance

  • 03-03-2011 8:52pm
    #1
    4Sheets
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    I have an excel worksheet.When its opened I want it to open in a new instance of Excel.I dont want this as the default behaviour for Excel..just this worksheet.I also want the worksheet to open by usual methods e.g doubleclick on desktop etc...guess I want the worksheet to behave like an .exe
    Thanks if you can help!


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  • #2
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 41,224 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Firstly an excel worksheet is dependent on its workbook to open. Hoewver, I presume that you are referring to the workbook opening in a new instance and not a sheet.
    Anyhow, how will MS Excel know to open the spreadsheet in a new instance until Excel has already opened it in which case it is part of an existing instance.
    If you want it to open in a new instance then create a VBS file or similar that creates a new instance of excel and then opens the file


  • #3
    krd
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭krd


    There is an app out there - I haven't seen this in years - it turns Excel sheets into standalone exes

    This might be it http://www.exceltoexe.com/

    I think there's more than one version. All I remember I've used one that worked.


    I'd try the exe on a machine without office installed to check it doesn't have any dependencies - though I think core elements of office are on every Win installation these days.


  • #4
    4Sheets
    Closed Accounts Posts: 613 ✭✭✭4Sheets


    krd wrote: »
    There is an app out there - I haven't seen this in years - it turns Excel sheets into standalone exes

    This might be it http://www.exceltoexe.com/

    I think there's more than one version. All I remember I've used one that worked.


    I'd try the exe on a machine without office installed to check it doesn't have any dependencies - though I think core elements of office are on every Win installation these days.

    Thats exactly what I needed ..great little program well worth $49.
    Thanks all for responding!


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