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Read Cell

Read Cell activity that reads the value of an Excel cell and stores it in a variable.

UiPath.Excel.Activities.ExcelReadCell

Description​

Reads the value of an Excel cell and stores it in a variable. Can only be used inside the Excel Application Scope or Use Excel File activities.

Project compatibility​

Windows - Legacy | Windows

Properties​

Common​

  • DisplayName - The display name of the activity.

Input​

  • Cell - The cell that you want to read. Only String variables and strings are supported.
  • SheetName - The name of the sheet in which the cell that you want to read is. By default, this is filled in with "Sheet1." Only String variables and strings are supported.
  • Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

Options​

  • PreserveFormat - Selecting this check box keeps the formatting of the cell that you want to read. By default, the check box is cleared.

Output​

  • Result - Stores the information from the specified spreadsheet cell in a variable.

Example of how to use the Read Cell activity​

To exemplify how to use this activity, we have built an automation project which analyzes the results of a file and rearranges them in the correct order. You can download the example from here

  • Description​
  • Project compatibility​
  • Properties​
  • Common​
  • Input​
  • Misc​
  • Options​
  • Output​
  • Example of how to use the Read Cell activity​

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