launching new excel

[adaniele]

hi guys, sorry if i make something wrong. this is my first time here.
 
I created a batch file which copys a file from one location to another and then launch ms-excel.
it does work, but not properly. The problem is that when excel is launched , instead of opening a new blank workbook with 3 blank sheets (as std) , it opens a new workbook, with one sheet called as the batch file and shows the content of the batch file.

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echo off copy *.xls d:\ start "c:\....\excel.exe"
could you hlp me , pls?
 
by the way,  the OS is Win 2000, and excell 2003.
 
thx, max.

[adaniele]

hi guys, sorry if i make something wrong. this is my first time here.
 
I created a batch file which copys a file from one location to another and then launch ms-excel.
it does work, but not properly. The problem is that when excel is launched , instead of opening a new blank workbook with 3 blank sheets (as std) , it opens a new workbook, with one sheet called as the batch file and shows the content of the batch file.

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echo off copy *.xls d:\ start "c:\....\excel.exe"
could you hlp me , pls?
 
by the way,  the OS is Win 2000, and excell 2003.
 
thx, max.

this is the way i solved the problem.
as i read in the xls help.  excel opens a new blank workbook from c:\program fils\microsoft\....\xlstart  directory.
my batch file was in the same directory. So, i put the batch file in the previous directory (excel).
and MAGIC.......
thx, to all of u . max.