From: Richard de Garis on
ImageAnalyst <imageanalyst(a)mailinator.com> wrote in message <61eb0929-2ef8-457f-8acc-390d87a8b040(a)j27g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>...
> Oh, I didn't read your first message accurately enough. It looks like
> you still have the problem - if you save, it won't shut down Excel.
> Well for me it does, so can you make up a little 10 line program that
> demonstrates the problem? Give it to tech support (post it here too
> so I can try it) and see if it works or doesn't work for them.

Problem solved, or at least diagnosed to an extent. The issue started just after I installed MS Office Live add-in; once I uninstalled this the Excel.delete function began working again, even after invoking a save.

I guess saving triggers something in the 'Live add-in software that takes over the Excel process (perhaps?) and therefore disallows the Excel.delete function from completing successfully.

Smarter folks than me can figure out the specifics; I'm just glad to have gotten rid of the issue.