Read Column

UiPath.Excel.Activities.ExcelReadColumn

Reads the values from a column beginning with the cell specified in the StartingCell property field, and stores them in an IEnumerable<Object> variable. Can only be used inside the Excel Application Scope or Use Excel File activities.

Properties

Common

• DisplayName - The display name of the activity.

Input

• SheetName - The name of the sheet in which the column that you want to read is. By default, this is filled in with "Sheet1." Only String variables and strings are supported.
• StartingCell - The cell from which to start extracting the column data. By default, this is filled in with "A1". Only String variables and strings are supported.

Misc

• 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 column that you want to read. By default, the check box is cleared.

Output

• Result - Stores the information from the specified spreadsheet column in an IEnumerable<object> variable. Only IEnumerable<object> variables are supported.

Example of how to use the Read Column activity

To exemplify how to use this activity, we have built an automation project which reads information from a column found in an Excel file. You can download the example from here