RESOLVED To know when excel is done saving

Hail,

I am currently experiencing a problem and it seems to be related to excel being in "save mode".
Basically, the application saves an excel file to a server and then saves a text file to the same server. In the meantime, a process from an outside application runs every few minutes to see if a text file exists (the one saved from above), if it finds one, it basically uses the information within to print the inofrmation within the excel file. Tihs works very well except from time to time, when it attempts to print the excel file, I get a message on the server requesting to open the file in read only because it is being modified by the user who originally saved the file. I have two solutions in mind but can't figure out how to do them in code.

1. If I could get rid of that message and have excel open it in read-only automatically, I'd be ok. Unfortunately, I tried saving the file in read-only but it doesn't work (maybe because it's not done saving) and I can't figure out how to get rid of this message (Read Only, Notify or Cancel message) so I don't think this option is viable

2. Would there be a way like for Word when you validate if word is still printing/saving for excel something like backgroundsavingstatus? What I'd do in the app is save the file, check to see if it's done and only then save the text file which would ensure the file does not require read only status...

If anyone can help, I'd appreciate it...

Thanks

Phailak

You can open a file readonly like this:

VB Code:

Workbooks.Open Filename:="C:\My Documents\A1.xls", ReadOnly:=True

But if you open it during a save, the file that you open wil probably be the file before the changes were saved.

You can check to see if a workbook has been saved using the Saved method:

VB Code:

Do Until ActiveWorkbook.Saved
    Loop

Then save your text file. :)

Hail,

Worked with .saved property, thanks

Phailak