Read Range
This action is used to read a given range of the excel document.
Properties
Input
Excel Document: File name for the target Excel document.
WorkSheet: The target worksheet name.
Cell Range: The target range.
Use Header: Specifies if the action should use the first row in defining the column names. True/False.
The target range needs to be specified as an "A1" notation. Example "A1:D5". If left empty, the whole sheet will be captured.
If the WorkSheet property is left empty, the first sheet from the active document will be chosen.
Output
Output: The name of the variable used to store the value.
The variable must be a DataTable.
Misc
Display Name: action display name in your implementation project
Wait Before: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
Wait After: number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
Abort on Error: True/False
Retry Times: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely.
Use Case
Potential Use Cases
Extract only the relevant cells from an excel file.
Examples of Using Read Range
Example
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