(* excel_getvalues.applescript *)

tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    set example1 to get value of range "E1:E1" of active sheet
    set example2 to string value of range "A1:A1" of active sheet
    set example3 to get value of range "X2:AC4" of active sheet

    tell worksheet 2
        set example4 to value of cell "A1"
    end tell
end tell

(* excel_saveascsv.applescript

Saves the active sheet of workbook as csv file
*)

set theFile to POSIX file "/Users/csg/Desktop/temp.csv" as text

tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    save workbook as workbook 1 filename theFile file format CSV file format
end tell