I have a couple of small files that open automagically when I start Excel97 that
hold common functions and macros I've developed. All is well with the world.

The thing is though, that sometimes I'll have another application which has
generated Excel data. And when I push the appropriate button it opens up
Excel97 and dumps that data into an empty sheet as it should.

However, when Excel97 is opened from another program like that it does not
automatically also load my files from the XLStart folder. So when I start
manipulating the data my various library tools are not available and I
frequently seem to need to save everything, close Excel, then reopen Excel from
the desktop to get everything running properly. Just opening the library files
from within Excel after it's open doesn't always seem to work.

Is there some way to force Excel97 to automatically load its XLStart files even
when Excel has been invoked from another program rather than from the desktop?

Thanks...

Bill