How do I save an excel file as XML using applescript.

Question

I set display alerts to false, but excel will not save.  I get error -1708.
My code looks as such:
set theFile to "Macintosh HD:Users:Dustin:Documents:products.xlsx"
tell application "Microsoft Excel"
  activate
  open theFile
          set display alerts to false
          tell active sheet
  save as filename "products.xml" file format XML spreadsheet file format
          end tell
  close active workbook without saving
          set display alerts to true
end tell
end
If I remove the code to set the display alerts, excel pops up an display alert to continue or cancel the save.
I'll take anything at this point....

Answer 1

Are you sure you want to do a "SAVEAS" to create the PDF?  What version of MS Office are you using?
One of the best ways to figure out how to do something with ActiveX in Excel is to first do it in Excel by recording a Macro.  See what code Excel generates, then try to model that in LabVIEW.
I don't see .pdf as an option you can save Excel as a filetype to (Excel 2007).  But when I go to the Excel 2007 button, Save As, then PDF or XPS while recording a macro, I get this code.
ActiveSheet.ExportAsFixedFormat Type:=xlTypePDF, Filename:= _
"C:\Documents and Settings\CurrentUser\Desktop\FILENAME.pdf", Quality:= _
xlQualityStandard, IncludeDocProperties:=True, IgnorePrintAreas:=False, _
OpenAfterPublish:=True
   This shows me you should be usingthe ExportAsFixedFormat method on the worksheet as opposed to trying to use the SaveAs method on the workbook.  (But the workbook object as that same method as well.)