Converting Microsoft XML file format to Excel file - windows

I have requirement that I'm not really sure on how to go about it. I have a file Doc.xml, this is in Microsoft XML format. I need to create a VB script that will change/convert the Doc.xml to Doc.xlsx, so when the user tries to open the file it will open as an Excel file.
One of the requirements is that this script will be run from the Windows Scheduler.
Any ideas or recommendation will be really appreciated.
This is the script I created and is working, but when I try to change the SaveAs extension to ".csv" the file is not being saved correctly. I guess I need to find out what the code is for saving in CSV.
Dim objXLApp, objXLWb, objXLWs
Set objXLApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
objXLApp.Visible = True
Set objXLWb = objXLApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\Users\jmejia\Desktop\XML_F\ZOOSHR_130622.xml")
'Do nothing with File, just open it to be save agains as a new file format
objXLWb.SaveAs "C:\Users\jmejia\Desktop\XML_F\ZOOSHR_130622.xlsx", 51
objXLWb.Close (False)
Set objXLWs = Nothing
Set objXLWb = Nothing
objXLApp.Quit
Set objXLApp = Nothing

If your file was created and exported from Excel > 2006? then it will have the tags in it such that double clicking in explorer on a windows machine with any Excel that supports xml format will automatically open it in Excel.
Your file is likely to start with something like:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?mso-application progid="Excel.Sheet"?>
<Workbook xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"
xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel"
xmlns:ss="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"
xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<DocumentProperties xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">

Const xlXLSX = 51
REM 51 = xlOpenXMLWorkbook (without macro's in 2007-2013, xlsx)
REM 52 = xlOpenXMLWorkbookMacroEnabled (with or without macro's in 2007-2013, xlsm)
REM 50 = xlExcel12 (Excel Binary Workbook in 2007-2013 with or without macro's, xlsb)
REM 56 = xlExcel8 (97-2003 format in Excel 2007-2013, xls)
dim args
dim file
dim sFile
set args=wscript.arguments
dim wshell
Set wshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set objWorkbook = objExcel.Workbooks.Open( wshell.CurrentDirectory&"\"&args(0))
objExcel.DisplayAlerts = FALSE
objExcel.Visible = FALSE
objWorkbook.SaveAs wshell.CurrentDirectory&"\"&args(1), xlXLSX
objExcel.Quit
Wscript.Quit

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This is the code I am using.
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I was thinking that I would just be able to list the macros;
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Another Implementation
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I'm using the following script to convert an Excel file into a CSV tab delimited txt file.
xls = "C:\Ristken Data Load\Wade SPIFF log file"
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Easier then I thought it would be.
xls = "C:\Ristken Data Load\Wade SPIFF log file"
csv = "c:\Ristken Data Load\Wade SPIFF log file"
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First, I need to delete the top 4 rows from the sheet either before or after the conversion. There currently isn't anything in this script that will delete rows from the Excel file or from the CSV file that it creates.
Second, I'd prefer to pass the source and destination in this script rather then passing them later. Currently this script requires a command line to pass the source and destination it looks something like this.
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Wscript.Quit
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Something like this should do what you want:
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oBook.Close False
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csv = "C:\path\to\output.csv"
Set oExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
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And it runs like a champ in cmd. Thanks a million!
However, I went to implement this into my process and found out that SQL Server Agent has major issues in executing VBScripts.
cscript is the command that is suggested to execute the script, but it doesn't work. After more research I found that other people have had similar issues and they all suggest writing the script in VB.NET instead of VBScript. This way SSIS can process the script.
Ansgar I marked your response as the answer since it answered my question, but sadly it only lead me to a dead end with VBScript.

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