Outputs: Excel file open in another application?

alex7thompson — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:03:27 -0500

When I try to update an Excel file I get the attached error, even though I do not have the file open in Excel?

Please can I get some assistance.

Scheduler: workaround for MS Office applications read/write issues

antonio — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:11:13 -0400

This only applies if you are running the Scheduler as a Windows service.

If you have Excel sources in your DataManager workflow, and the Reader type for the file block is Excel rather than different Omniscope Reader, then you may encounter the following problem (found in the Scheduler log):

Microsoft Office error
Error communicating with Application. Please try again. Check for solutions here: http://www.visokio.com/kb/scheduler-troubleshooting style='font-size: 9pt; color: #666666'>Invoke of: Open
Source: Microsoft Excel
Description: Microsoft Excel cannot access the file 'C:\Users\Visokio\Desktop\file.xlsx'. There are several possible reasons:

• The file name or path does not exist.
• The file is being used by another program.
• The workbook you are trying to save has the same name as a currently open workbook.

Possible solution, suggested on the msdn forum, is to create the following folders:
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\Desktop
- C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\Desktop

If the above workaround does not work, then change the reader type to "Omniscope".

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Outputs: Excel file open in another application?

Scheduler: workaround for MS Office applications read/write issues