command line parameters help

[kevin_floyd]

I have other programs that will except command line arguments to convert from one type of file to another. does Excel have this functionality?

basically, I want to provide excel with a tab delimited file and have it save the xls equivalent in a specific location.
c:\~\excel.exe C:\~\origfile.wp C:\~\newfile.xls

 

[al_b_cnu]

Hi,

Do you mean File|Open, & select files of Type txt?

Record this as a macro & you shouild have the basis of what you require.

Post back if further questions.

HTH

Alan
HTH

Alan

 

[kevin_floyd]

no... i mean from Start | run -- then type out the path to Excel.exe and give the exe a parameter to open - the file you want. then give it a parameter to save...