# Read Excel file node Opens Excel file

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**Category:** FAQ\
**Created:** [November 29, 2016, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-excel-file-node-opens-excel-file/7813 "2016-11-29T10:34:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-excel-file-node-opens-excel-file/7813/7 "2017-06-30T10:11:06Z")

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Hi @Atkins14,  
Took so long for me to return to this forum. many thanks for stitching the code, with my basic python knowledge I have edited yours a bit with `True or False` statement , here below.

```
from System.IO import Directory
import re
import time
import sys
sys.path.append('C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.7\Lib')
import subprocess
import os
import errno
import csv
import clr
clr.AddReferenceByName('Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel, Version=11.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c')
from Microsoft.Office.Interop import Excel
from Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel import ApplicationClass
from System.Runtime.InteropServices import Marshal

true_false = IN[0]

def excel_close(_bool):
    if _bool: 
        xlApp = Marshal.GetActiveObject("Excel.Application")	
        xlApp.Visible = True
        xlApp.DisplayAlerts = False
        xlApp.Workbooks.Close()
        xlApp.Quit()
        Check = "Success"
    else:
        Check = "Set the boolean to True"

    return Check

OUT = excel_close(true_false)

```

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Thanks once again for this working solution.

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