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Select Range

Select Range activity that selects a specified range from an Excel spreadsheet, in order to perform further actions.

UiPath.Excel.Activities.Windows.Business.SelectRangeX

Description​

Selects a specified range from an Excel spreadsheet, in order to perform further actions. Can only be used in the Excel Application Scope or Use Excel File activities.

Project compatibility​

Windows - Legacy | Windows

Properties​

Note:

Strings must be placed between quotation marks.

Common​

  • DisplayName - The display name of the activity.

Input​

  • Range - The range to be selected. Only String variables and strings are supported. The field is mandatory, however, you can now assign a variable to the range, which can be null. In this scenario, the error "Input value cannot be null" will be thrown at runtime.
  • Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

Example of Using the Select Range Activity​

To exemplify how to use this activity, we have built an automation project which also includes a Select Range activity. The process opens an Excel workbook and displays the range specified by you. You can check the example here.

  • Description​
  • Project compatibility​
  • Properties​
  • Common​
  • Input​
  • Misc​
  • Example of Using the Select Range Activity​

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