Open & Edit an Excel File

I am using 'Write to XL' Example VI with Labview 7.0 .
I would like to be able the data on the front panel to an already existing Excel spreadsheet, without deleting the old data in the original spreadsheet.
I have the opening an existing spreadsheet handled, but I cannot seem to write without losing the old data first.
I have attached my edited VI & the example VI [almost identical, but nonetheless...]
Thanks!
Attachments:
Write Table To XL.vi ‏86 KB
Write Table To XL2.vi ‏93 KB

Scott P wrote:
Hello,
There are some words missing for me to understand exactly what you want to do. You state "I would like to be able the data...." What is it you want to do with the data. I'm guessing that you want to be able to ADD the data to an exising Excel file without disturbing the old data. Is that true. I couldn't tell from your vi's because I couldn't properly open them. I have LabView 7.1 and I may not have all of the sub-vi's you do. It would help if you would save your vi's into an library file with the supporting vi's included. Then I can easily open the vi and look at it. Try "Save with Options" and tick "Application Distribution". It should default to a library file (llb). Then post that.
Thanks, Scott
I
would like to be able to ADD data on the front panel to an already
existing Excel spreadsheet, without deleting the old data in the
original spreadsheet.
Sorry about that, I couldn't even make sense of it when I read it, lol.
I will resave the Vi in the morning with the subvis attached.
Thanks!

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