labview reads address of excel selection

[Bob G4BBY]

I want to have labview 7.1 read the address of a block of cells selected by a user in an open excel spreadsheet. A property node set to Application - Selection returns a variant. Where do I go from there, or is there a better way?

Cheers, Bob

[F._Schubert]

You can type-cast using 'Variant to data', it's a bit hidden on the palette under Advanced->Data Manipulation->Variant.

An easier access is to right-click on an variant wire, then you can directly access the variant palette.

Felix