excel won't quit

I am accessing an excel spread sheet via a vb command button. I update one or more of the fields and then when data exchange is complete using the following function: to close excel
Problem is that Excel still stays active. I checked by doing an Ctl+Alt+Del and it is still in the tasks window. What am I forgetting to close.

[vbcode]
Function Close_applications()
xlApp.AlertBeforeOverwriting = False
xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.Save
'close app here
xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.Close
Clipboard.Clear
EMPLOYEEFOUND = False
xlApp.Quit
Set xlApp = Nothing
End Function
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xlapp.Workbooks.Close
will close all workbooks and not only the one active (you sure you have only one?)
Set xlapp = Nothing 'after here excell should disappear from tasks if all references have been released.



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I tried xlApp.Workbooks.Close
like you suggested still no luck. I'm wondering whether excel is the problem. even when I press end task it may take 5 or 6 seconds before i'm asked to confirm. And Yes I only have 1 sheet in my workbook. thanks for the suggestion anyway..any one else have any solutions.

If you are performing long tasks (ie: do while...loop) or if you've imported lots of data, it may be. However, ther's a chance you referenced some other object of excell and did not close/release them. have a look at your code for "set something = somethingElse" (and optionally: "something.open") and a lack of a correspondent (optionally: "something.close" and) "set something = nothing".
Hope this helps

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The Rater

'after the sentence

xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.Close

'you have to put
xlApp.Quit ' this will close excel
set xlApp = nothing