Manipulating the Server
After you have an instance of an object from an automation server, manipulating the server (creating objects, setting properties, calling methods, and so forth) is accomplished by manipulating the object.
Forcing Excel to Show Itself
When Excel is started using Automation, it's loaded but not shown. By remaining hidden, it allows the developer to use its functionality and then close Excel without the user ever knowing what happened. For instance, you could create an instance of an Excel object, perform a complicated formula to obtain a result, close Excel, and return the result to the user—all without the user ever seeing Excel. In this example, you want to see Excel so that you can see what your code is doing. Fortunately, ...
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