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in reply to Using Win32::OLE and Excel - Tips and Tricks

Is it possible to read an excel file without opening it? I have written a small script for reading several excel files in turn. Each of these excel files have a workbook_open macro which puts out a message. Because of this, running the script is very tedious. I have to keep pressing the enter key or click the ok button to get the msgbox out of the way whenever an excel file is opened by the script.