Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ApplicationClass has no constructor defined

Question

I tried to follow How to open an Excel file in C# tutorial, i.e. added a reference on the Com tab to Microsoft Office 14.0 Object Library and trie

Answer 1

Use the following to open it:

xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application");

CreateObject creates and returns a reference to a COM object. Documentation may be found here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7t9k08y5%28v=vs.71%29.aspx