[Resolved] Deleting Rows in Excel via Access

[whiteWay]

In my code, I am trying to delete a selected set of rows using:

'delete rows
        If count > 0 Then
            Rows("1:12").Select
            Selection.Delete Shift:=xlUp
        End If

When ran, it carries out the deletion. However when I close excel/quit the application, an excel instance still remains - until I stop the process.

From reading past posts, this is symtom of incorrect code that works (?)...causing an excel instance to hang. The soluiton is to pin-point the code that is causing this. In my case Rows("1:12").Select is the problem.

Is there another way to delete rows in excel?