From: "W. James" <w_a_x_man@...>
Date: 2009-12-13T16:25:13+09:00
Subject: Re: Access Excel

jeth row wrote:

> 
> Thank you David. I had been trying this, but using:
> >   xl = WIN32OLE.connect("C:\Path To
> > File\MyWorkbook.xls").Application
> - which doesn't seem to work.

This is a good place to talk about slashes in paths under windoze.
Every program I have ever used that exists in a Linux/Unix version
and in a windoze version understands forward slashes in paths, even
when used under windoze.  So you can and should say

"C:/Path To File/MyWorkbook.xls"

Windoze itself recognizes forward slashes.  In the shell (DOS prompt)
I just did

cd vid/pics

giving me the prompt

C:\vid\pics>

However, this doesn't work:

cd /vid/pics

If you think you have to use back-slashes, they must be escaped within
double quotes:

"C:\\Path To File\\MyWorkbook.xls"

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