-- Startup Ops 
-- Generate a filename 
excelFile = "<path string>\testbook.xlsx" 

-- Start an Excel OLE Object 
x = CreateOLEObject "Excel.Application" 

-- Create a new workbook in the new excel document 
x.application.Workbooks.open(excelFile) 

-- This makes Excel Visible 
x.visible = true 



--Here's where I'm having trouble 
-- Retrieve the contents of Cell A3 
contents = x.ActiveSheet.Cells(3, 1).Value 

-- Change the contents of Cell A3 to Hello 
x.ActiveSheet.Cells(3, 1).Value = "Hello" 



-- Cleanup Ops 
-- Close the spreadsheet 
x.application.ActiveWorkbook.Close 

-- quit excel 
x.quit() 

-- Release the OLE Object 
releaseOLEObject x 

-- Release ALL OLE Objects, just in case 
releaseAllOLEObjects()