I've just made a batch file that launches a new instance of an application (Excel) and then opens a file with this instance.
However, I would like to be able to store a config file on each users computer that holds a preference setting.
The setting would tell the batch file to either open a new instance, or launch the file with an existing instance of Excel (if available). I'm good on the program flow, just want to know the commands for getting a handle to an open instance of the app. Is this possible using DOS commands, or do I need to look at designing a front loader with Excel or some other program?