set excel cell value
Set a specific data into a designated cell in an Excel spreadsheet by specifying the cell’s address (e.g., A1, B2) and the desired value.
Name | Description | Type | Modifier |
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file path | The location of the Excel file. | String | None |
sheet | Name or index of the sheet within the Excel file where the action will be performed. (Index starts at 1) | String | None |
cell | Cell address (e.g., A1, B2) | String | None |
value | The value to enter into the Excel cell. | String | None |
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This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.
Example 1: Get excel cell value by sheet name
file path
open excel workbook D:\data.xlsx
 
file path sheet cell value
set excel cell value D:\data.xlsx Car Orders Data D12 Ford Mustang Coupe
 
file path
save excel workbook D:\data.xlsx
 
file path auto save
close excel workbook D:\data.xlsx true
 
Result
Example 2: Get excel cell value by sheet index
file path
open excel workbook D:\data.xlsx
 
file path sheet cell value
set excel cell value D:\data.xlsx 1 F12 Apr 10 2010
 
file path
save excel workbook D:\data.xlsx
 
file path auto save
close excel workbook D:\data.xlsx true
 
Result
- This action only supports Excel extensions: .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm.
- You need to use built-in action open excel workbook before proceeding with this action.
- If you need to save the changes of the excel file, use built-in action save excel workbook.
- sheet argument:
- If a sheet name has the value as a numerical text (e.g. the sheet name is 7), enclose the value in quotation marks to differentiate it from a numerical index value (e.g. "7").