Illustrator Crashing on open and save of files

PC using Windows 8
I've been using Illustrator CC for 6 months and it worked fine, all of a sudden it can't open or save files without taking very long (5-10 minutes) and occasionally crashes.
Please help!

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I need code of How to open and save excel file in local system in Oracle forms.
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Webutil can be used to achieve this functionality.
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1. Install and configure Webutil following instructions in the webutil manual
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workbooks Client_OLE2.Obj_Type;
workbook Client_OLE2.Obj_Type;
worksheets Client_OLE2.Obj_Type;
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k INTEGER;
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6. Execute the query in the block.
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Alex
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