Run excel when logged off.

Is it possible to run excel when I'm logged of the computer?

I have a excel document that launches a bunch of macros. I would like to
have task scheduler run it at night without me being logged in.

Is that possible?

Thanks,
Jasper

Bob
Thu Mar 27 11:09:49 PDT 2008

What happens when you try? Of course if you try accessing "mapped
drives", you will have to fix that issue too.

Jaz wrote:

> Is it possible to run excel when I'm logged of the computer?
>
> I have a excel document that launches a bunch of macros. I would like to
> have task scheduler run it at night without me being logged in.
>
> Is that possible?
>
> Thanks,
> Jasper
>
>

tedmi
Thu Mar 27 11:45:00 PDT 2008

The task scheduler will log itself in to whatever account you specify when
you set up the schedule. You must also provide the password. When you change
that account's password, remember to update the task scheduler!
--
TedMi

Pegasus
Thu Mar 27 12:02:16 PDT 2008


"Jaz" <jrecto99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to run excel when I'm logged of the computer?
>
> I have a excel document that launches a bunch of macros. I would like to
> have task scheduler run it at night without me being logged in.
>
> Is that possible?
>
> Thanks,
> Jasper
>

Theoretically - yes.
Practically - I doubt whether you can get this to work reliably.
Macros tend to have a big problem: If something is not quite
the way you expect it to be then the macro will fail. It will either
pause and wait for your input, or it will produce garbage. If
you want a robust show then you must perform the calculation
with a language such as VB Script (which has an Excel interface).