From: Peter Jamieson on
You could try the approach described at, e.g.

http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=811

Personally, I would want to understand a lot more about the consequences
of closing processes using that technique before using it except in
emergencies, and also explore whether it would be possible to modify it
to get Excel to save/close open documents, quit properly, etc. etc. Not
something I've ever looked at in depth.

Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

On 19/02/2010 04:58, Anthony wrote:
> Doug, thanks again for your solution. However, I was trying to delete
> a "left over" instance that was created by other process. I need to
> do this programmatically. I am wondering if there is way to do that.
>
> Anthony
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