Retrieve data from separate Excel session

Is there code that I can write into my macro that allows me to access other
Excel sessions running on my computer to transfer data into a different
session that my macro is running in? My situation is described below:

There is a program on my computer (DataNav) that opens a set of experiment
data in an Excel worksheet. I am using a VBA Excel macro in a "summary" file
to grab and manipulate this data. Everything is fine if I first allow
DataNav to open the experiment data, then open my Excel macro file in the
same Excel session. However, when I download subsequent sets of experiment
data from DataNav, they each open as a new Excel session (not as a new window
in the same session). This requires me to save my macro file, close its
Excel session, and then reopen my macro in the Excel session of the new
experiment data.

Can you help?

Sorry, posted to wrong discussion group.....

"JessK" wrote:

> Is there code that I can write into my macro that allows me to access other
> Excel sessions running on my computer to transfer data into a different
> session that my macro is running in? My situation is described below:
>
> There is a program on my computer (DataNav) that opens a set of experiment
> data in an Excel worksheet. I am using a VBA Excel macro in a "summary" file
> to grab and manipulate this data. Everything is fine if I first allow
> DataNav to open the experiment data, then open my Excel macro file in the
> same Excel session. However, when I download subsequent sets of experiment
> data from DataNav, they each open as a new Excel session (not as a new window
> in the same session). This requires me to save my macro file, close its
> Excel session, and then reopen my macro in the Excel session of the new
> experiment data.
>
> Can you help?

Go to Excel's Tools menu, Options, General, and uncheck Ignore Other
Applications. This will prevent a separate instance of Excel from opening
(unless of course DataNav screws this up for you).

- Jon
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> Is there code that I can write into my macro that allows me to access
> other
> Excel sessions running on my computer to transfer data into a different
> session that my macro is running in? My situation is described below:
>
> There is a program on my computer (DataNav) that opens a set of experiment
> data in an Excel worksheet. I am using a VBA Excel macro in a "summary"
> file
> to grab and manipulate this data. Everything is fine if I first allow
> DataNav to open the experiment data, then open my Excel macro file in the
> same Excel session. However, when I download subsequent sets of
> experiment
> data from DataNav, they each open as a new Excel session (not as a new
> window
> in the same session). This requires me to save my macro file, close its
> Excel session, and then reopen my macro in the Excel session of the new
> experiment data.
>
> Can you help?