GetObject 或 GetActiveObject 找不到執行中的 Office 應用程式

Private Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" _
    (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim intSection As Integer
    Dim intTries As Integer
    Dim oExcel As Object

    ' Enable error handler for this procedure:
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler

    ' Launch Microsoft Excel, giving it focus:
    Shell "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.EXE", _
        vbMinimizedFocus 'other options for starting with
        'focus: vbMaximizedFocus and vbNormalFocus

    ' Move focus back to this form. (This ensures the Office
    '  application registers itself in the ROT, allowing
    '  GetObject to find it.)
    Me.SetFocus

    ' Attempt to use GetObject to reference the running
    '  Office application:
    intSection = 1 'attempting GetObject...
    Set oExcel = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
    intSection = 0 'resume normal error handling

    ' Now you can automate Microsoft Excel:
    MsgBox oExcel.Name & ": able to GetObject after " & _
        intTries + 1 & " tries.", vbMsgBoxSetForeground

    ' Finished with automation so release your reference:
    Set oExcel = Nothing

    ' Exit procedure:
    Exit Sub

ErrorHandler:
    If intSection = 1 Then 'GetObject may have failed because the
    'Shell function is asynchronous; enough time has not elapsed
    'for GetObject to find the running Office application. Wait
    'wait 1/2 seconds and retry the GetObject. If you try 20 times
    'and GetObject still fails, assume some other reason
    'for GetObject failing and exit the procedure.
        intTries = intTries + 1
        If intTries < 20 Then
            Sleep 500 ' wait 1/2 seconds
            Resume 'resume code at the GetObject line
        Else
            MsgBox "GetObject still failing. Process ended.", _
                vbMsgBoxSetForeground
        End If
    Else 'intSection = 0 so use normal error handling:
        MsgBox Error$
    End If
End Sub