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Read Cell

Read Cell activity that reads the value of a cell from a LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet.

UiPath.LibreOfficeCalc.Activities.ReadCell

Note:

The LibreOffice Calc activities package is available in preview.

Description​

Reads the value of a cell from the specified spreadsheet.

This activity reads a single cell from a LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet and returns its value. You specify the cell in A1 notation, for example, A1. The Cell value type option controls the type of the returned value.

Note:

This package requires LibreOffice to be installed, and runs on Windows x64 or macOS 13.3 or later on Apple Silicon.

Project compatibility​

Windows | Cross-platform

Configuration​

You can configure the activity and its properties as follows:

  • File path - The path to the spreadsheet file (.ods, .xlsx, .csv). The field also accepts a file resource through the Use resource file option in the plus menu, which replaces this field with Resource file. When the activity is placed inside a Use Spreadsheet Document scope, this field is replaced by Spreadsheet document, which is bound to the document opened by the scope.
  • Sheet - The name of the sheet to read from, for example, Sheet1. The field lists the sheets found in the selected file, and you can also type a name or an expression.
  • Cell - The cell to read in A1 notation, for example, B2.
Note:

For more details on the plus menu options, see Designing automations.

Properties panel​

Options​
  • Cell value type - The type to return the cell value as: text, a decimal number, a whole number, a date, a time, a date and time, or a boolean. Defaults to General, which returns the value using the type detected for the cell.

    The selected type converts the value rather than checking it, so a whole number can be read as a decimal. The activity throws an error when the value cannot be converted, for example, when text is read as a number, or a fractional value as a whole number.

  • Password - The password to open a password-protected spreadsheet file. Leave empty for unprotected files.

Output​
  • Read cell - The data retrieved from the cell.
  • Description​
  • Project compatibility​
  • Configuration​
  • Properties panel​

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