title: Applescript - Apple Event Timed out
body: <p>I'm trying to open a very large excel file (*.xls) using applescript. The code is very simple, it looks like it is working, however after a few minutes I receive the following message: </p>
  
  <p>Result:
  error "Microsoft Excel got an error: AppleEvent timed out." number -1712</p>
  
  <p>Any idea about how to solve it? BTW using the automator doesn't work either.</p>
  
  <p>Here's my code </p>
  
  <pre><code>    tell application "Microsoft Excel"
          activate
          open "/Users/sergioguerra1/Desktop/Detektor/Etapa II/Reporte General.xls"
          delay 300
      end tell
  </code></pre>