Thread: Open an excel file from a windows service under Windows Vista

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    Open an excel file from a windows service under Windows Vista

    Hi.

    I create a windows service. In its start method I try to open an excel file. I use the following code:

    Excel.Application excelApplication = new Excel.ApplicationClass();
    object _missingParam = Missing.Value;
    Excel.Workbook _excelWorkbook = excelApplication.Workbooks.Open(filename,0, 0, _missingParam, _missingParam, _missingParam, _missingParam, _missingParam, _missingParam, _missingParam, _missingParam, _missingParam, _missingParam);

    On windows XP when I start the service this works fine.

    But on windows Vista I get the following error:
    System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800A03EC): Exception from HRESULT: 0x800A03EC.
    at Excel.Workbooks.Open(String Filename, Object UpdateLinks, Object ReadOnly, Object Format, Object Password, Object WriteResPassword, Object IgnoreReadOnlyRecommended, Object Origin, Object Delimiter, Object Editable, Object Notify, Object Converter, Object AddToMru)
    at SPARTAServ.SPARTAService.OnStart(String[] args) in e:\work\spartaserv\spartaservice.cs:line 243

    Please help. Thanks.

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    With your Visual Studio should come an error lookup utility. Put the HRESULT value in there and tell us what it means.

    Also, Google gives some results that might help:
    http://www.google.at/search?q=hresul...ient=firefox-a
    Last edited by CornedBee; 06-05-2007 at 04:00 AM.
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