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Is it possible for Selenium to open an Excel Workbook pragmatically

I have created a number of unit tests in C# and I run them using Selenium. I need to open a Workbook for a certain unit test. I'm wondering is it possible to pragmatically open a certain file using Selenium to do this. I have researched this however all the results are about web browsers.

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  • Is it possible for Selenium to open an Excel Workbook pragmatically

    No. As their site states:

    Selenium automates browsers. That's it! What you do with that power is entirely up to you.

    If you want to automate Excel from a testing perspective, look into:

    • Ranorex - (payware) high level record/playback; optional coding in c#
    • Office Tools for Visual Studio - code your tests in c#; low-level
    • Ole Automation in whatever language you like (that supports COM)