Hiding (Change visible) WorkBOOK

OK.
I can try to open, modify and close a XLS file, and create when it doesn't exist.
However, after modifying the XLS, when I open it, I need to do Window>Unhide>Unhide Workbook.

How do I fix that?
A Excel Macro reveals:

VB Code:

Windows("TimeLogger.xls").Visible = True

Please advise!
My code:

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
    Dim wkbBook As Excel.Workbook
    Dim wkbObj As Excel.Workbook
    Dim xlsfilename As String
    xlsfilename = App.Path & "\TimeLogger.xls"
    
On Error GoTo create
    Set wkbObj = GetObject(xlsfilename)
    Dim i As Integer
    i = 1
    While wkbObj.Worksheets(1).Range("A" & i).Value <> ""
        i = i + 1
    Wend
    wkbObj.Worksheets(1).Range("A" & i).Value = Format(Now, "mmmm-dd-yy")
    wkbObj.Worksheets(1).Range("B" & i).Value = Format(Now, "h:nn")
    wkbObj.Worksheets(1).Range("C" & i).Value = InputBox("Client?")
    wkbObj.Worksheets(1).Range("D" & i).Value = InputBox("Description?")
    wkbObj.Save
    
    ' Till now, all works. Unhide workbook!
    Set xlApp = New Excel.Application
    Set wkbNewBook = Workbooks.Open(xlsfilename)
    wkbNewBook.Visible = True
    
    wkbNewBook.Save
    wkbNewBook.Close
    
    Set wkbNewBook = Nothing
    Set xlApp = Nothing
    ' End problem area
    
    Exit Sub
        
create:
On Error Resume Next
    Set xlApp = New Excel.Application
    Set wkbNewBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Add()
    wkbNewBook.Worksheets(1).Range("A1").Value = "a"
    wkbNewBook.Close SaveChanges:=True, FileName:=xlsfilename
    xlApp.Quit
    Set wkbNewBook = Nothing
    Set xlApp = Nothing
End Sub

The list of "allowed values" for setting the visible property are as follows:

- xlSheetHidden
- xlSheetVisible
- xlSheetVeryHidden

Here is an example of unhiding all sheets in a workbook:

Code:

---

' Unhides all worksheets in the workbook, even very hidden worksheets
Public Sub UnhideAllWorksheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet
   
    For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
        ws.Visible = xlSheetVisible
    Next ws

End Sub

---

Its not working :(
I still think I need to do Workbook.Visible and not Worksheet
It'd truly appreciate if someone could fix my code up...
Project:
www.ecf.utoronto.ca/~goodi/Archive/TimeLog.zip

:bump:

You are creating a new instance of Excel, using the xlApp variable, but you never make that instance of the application visible. If the app isn't visible, then you will never be able to see the workbook.

Change

VB Code:

Set xlApp = New Excel.Application

to

VB Code:

Set xlApp = New Excel.Application
xlApp.Visible = True

Will try that when I get home. Thanks for the quick reply!

No, that's not it.
I'm not interested in making the app visible. Nor is the problem making the sheet visible.
It is the workbook that is not showing up as visible.

If the file already exits, this is what runs:

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    InputBox("Client?") & "," & InputBox("Description?")
 
    Dim wkbObj As Excel.Workbook
    Dim xlsfilename As String
    xlsfilename = App.Path & "\TimeLogger.xls"
    
On Error GoTo create
    Set wkbObj = GetObject(xlsfilename)
    Dim i As Integer
    i = 1
    While wkbObj.Worksheets(1).Range("A" & i).Value <> ""
        i = i + 1
    Wend
    wkbObj.Worksheets(1).Range("A" & i).Value = Format(Now, "mmmm-dd-yy")
    wkbObj.Worksheets(1).Range("B" & i).Value = Format(Now, "h:nn")
    wkbObj.Worksheets(1).Range("C" & i).Value = InputBox("Client?")
    wkbObj.Worksheets(1).Range("D" & i).Value = InputBox("Description?")
    wkbObj.Save
    wkbObj.Close
    
    Set wkbObj = Nothing
    
    Exit Sub

The only object used is the Workbook object.
Somehow the Excel workbook becomes hidden after this code.
And the wkbObj does not have a visible, hide, unhide or hidden property.
Please help!

Got it.

VB Code:

wkbObj.Windows(1).Visible = True

does the trick.
Thanks anyhow for all the suggestions!