title: Apple Script does not open Excel 2011 on MAC
body: <p>Can somebody please explain what is wrong in the below applescript:</p>
  
  <pre><code>tell the application id "com.microsoft.Excel"
  set excel to open workbook workbook file name "Users:Tom:Desktop:ID_Creation.xlsx"
  end tell
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have Office2011 installed. 
  It gives the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>/usr/bin/osascript test.scpt 
  test.scpt:59:137: execution error: Microsoft Excel got an error: Can’t continue open workbook. (-1708)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I even tried with launch and activate command  but in vain.</p>