How to close excel workbox with VSTO assemblies programmatically using C sharp

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After updating in excel, there is a requirement of closing the Workbook Immediately.
if I write Environment.Exit(),Than it closes immediately but soon after opening again the same excel application.I tried with Globals.ThisWorkBook.Close(0) ; too this also closing application related sheet but manually have to go again and close the plain excel.Please help me to close the Workbook after update happens.

My Application windows based app with VSTO assemblies(excel)

What I have tried:

1.Environment.Exit();
2.Globals.ThisWorkBook.Close(0) ;

Posted 6-Jun-22 23:43pm

Thirumadhi T Johnson

Updated 6-Jun-22 23:52pm

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2022-06-06T23:52:00

Solution 1

See _Application.Quit Method (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel) | Microsoft Docs[^]

Posted 6-Jun-22 23:52pm

Richard MacCutchan

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Thirumadhi T Johnson 7-Jun-22 7:39am

So do I need to add this line of code public void Quit (); after updating so that it will close my excel workbook immediately !!!

Richard MacCutchan 7-Jun-22 8:51am

You need to close the workbook first; this function closes the Excel application.