To get around the issue below, I just wrapped it with try(), but would like
to know how to know the question below.

Thanks!

ben

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Ben quant <ccquant@gmail.com> wrote:

> Forgot this: the solution doesn't have to come from the xlsx package...
>
> thanks
>
> ben
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Ben quant <ccquant@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello again,
>>
>> I'd like to determine if an Excel file is open or writable. Can anyone
>> help me with that?
>>
>> I write some stats to an .xlsx Excel file using the xlsx package. I can't
>> write to the file unless its closed. How do I determine if the .xlsx file
>> is open or closed so I can write to it?
>>
>> I've looked at file.info and file.access and I couldn't get those to
>> work for me.
>>
>> Any help would be great!
>> ben
>>
>>
>>
>

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