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- Overview
- Apple Mail
- Apple Numbers
- Apple Scripting
- Excel
- Release Notes
- About the Excel activity package
- Project compatibility
- Supported character encoding
- Project settings
- Add or Update Excel Sensitivity Label
- Append Range
- Auto Fill
- Autofit Range
- Change Pivot Data Source
- Clear Sheet/Range/Table
- Copy/Paste Range
- Create Pivot Table
- Delete Column
- Delete Rows
- Delete Sheet
- Duplicate Sheet
- Export to CSV
- Fill Range
- Filter
- Filter Pivot Table
- Find First/Last Data Row
- Find/Replace Value
- For Each Excel Row
- For Each Excel Sheet
- Format As Table
- Format Cells
- Get Cell Color
- Get Excel Chart
- Get Excel Sensitivity Label
- Get Selected Range
- Insert Column
- Insert Chart
- Insert Rows
- Insert Sheet
- Invoke VBA
- Lookup
- Match Function
- Protect Sheet
- Read Cell Formula
- Read Cell Value
- Read Range
- Refresh Excel Data Connections
- Refresh Pivot Table
- Remove Duplicates
- Rename Sheet
- Run Spreadsheet Macro
- Save Excel File
- Save Excel File As
- Save Excel File As PDF
- Select Range
- Sort Range
- Text to Columns
- Unprotect Sheet
- Update Excel Chart
- Use Excel File
- VLookup
- Write Cell
- Write CSV
- Write DataTable to Excel
- Excel Application Scope
- Append To CSV
- Read CSV
- Write CSV
- Delete Column
- Filter Table
- Get Table Range
- Insert Column
- Sort Table
- Append Range
- Close Workbook
- Get Cell Color
- Read Cell
- Read Cell Formula
- Read Column
- Read Range
- Read Row
- Select Range
- Set Range Color
- Write Cell
- Write Range
- Save Workbook
- Create Table
- Get Workbook Sheet
- Get Workbook Sheets
- Refresh Pivot Table
- Create Pivot Table
- Get Selected Range
- Copy Sheet
- Delete Range
- Auto Fill Range
- Copy Paste Range
- Execute Macro
- Insert/Delete Columns
- Insert/Delete Rows
- Invoke VBA
- LookUp Range
- Remove Duplicates Range
- Excel Process Scope
- Append Range Workbook
- Create New Workbook
- Create Pivot Table Workbook
- Get Cell Color Workbook
- Get Sheets Workbook
- Get Table Range Workbook
- Insert Chart Workbook
- Read Cell Formula Workbook
- Read Cell Workbook
- Read Column Workbook
- Read Range Workbook
- Read Row Workbook
- Set Range Color Workbook
- Update Chart Workbook
- Write Cell Workbook
- Write Range Workbook
- Manage CSV Files
- Filter CSV Files
- Verify CSV Files
- Compare CSV Files
- Sort Data in Excel Files
- Filter and Delete Rows in Excel Files
- Read, Write, and Append Data in Excel
- Table Functions
- Read From Excel Files
- Manage Multiple Excel Files
- Filter Excel files by cell color
- Verify Excel Workbook Data
- Compare Numeric Values
- Interpret Excel Results
- Manage Range Selection
- Manipulate Range Selections
- Manage Pivot Tables
- Manage Databases in Excel
- Google Workspace
- Release notes
- About the Google Workspace activities package
- Project compatibility
- Project settings
- Google Workspace HTTP Request
- Run Script
- Apply File Labels
- Clear File Label Fields
- Copy File
- Create Folder
- Delete File or Folder
- Delete File or Folder Permission
- Download File
- File or Folder Exists
- For Each File or Folder
- Get Drive Labels
- Get File or Folder Info
- Get File Labels
- Get File/Folder
- Get File List
- Get File or Folder Permissions
- Move File
- Remove File Labels
- Rename File or Folder
- Share File or Folder
- Update File or Folder Permission
- Upload Files
- Apply Gmail Labels
- Archive Email
- Delete Email
- Download Email
- Download Email Attachments
- For Each Email
- Forward Email
- Get Email by ID
- Get Email List
- Get Gmail Labels List
- Get Email Thread
- Get Newest Email
- Get Single Gmail Label
- Mark Email as Read/Unread
- Move Email
- Remove Gmail Labels
- Reply to Email
- Send Email
- Turn On Automatic Replies
- Turn Off Automatic Replies
- Wait for Calendar Event Created and Resume
- Wait for Calendar Event Received and Resume
- Wait for Calendar Event Replied and Resume
- Wait for Calendar Event Updated and Resume
- Wait for Email Received and Resume
- Wait for Email Sent and Resume
- Wait for File Created and Resume
- Wait for File Updated and Resume
- Wait for Folder Created and Resume
- Wait for Sheet Created and Resume
- Wait for Sheet Cell Updated and Resume
- Wait for Row Added to the Bottom of a Sheet
- Wait for Task Created and Resume
- Wait for Task Completed and Resume
- Add Attendee
- Create Event
- Delete Event
- Modify Event
- Search Events
- Use Google Drive
- Share File
- Delete File Permission
- Get File Permissions
- Update File Permission
- Copy File
- Create Folder
- Delete File
- Download File
- Find Files and Folders
- Get File Info
- Move File
- Upload File
- Create Document
- Create New Spreadsheet
- Get Mail Messages
- Send Mail Messages
- Change Labels
- Use Google Spreadsheet
- Add Delete Columns
- Add Delete Rows
- Auto Fill Range
- Add New Sheet
- Append Row
- Batch Spreadsheet Updates
- Copy Sheet
- Copy Paste Range
- Delete Range
- Delete Sheet
- Get Cell Color
- Get Sheets
- Read Cell
- Read Column
- Read Range
- Read Row
- Rename Sheet
- Write Cell
- Write Range
- Clear Range
- Download Spreadsheet
- Use Google Document
- Batch Document Updates
- Get Document
- Get Text Index
- Insert Text
- Replace Text
- Read All Text
- Create Script Project
- Get Project Content
- Upload Script File
- Create Deployment
- Run Script
- Mail
- Microsoft 365
- Release notes
- About the Microsoft 365 activity package
- Project compatibility
- Project settings
- Microsoft 365 HTTP Request
- List All Records
- Assign Sensitivity Label
- Create Folder
- Copy File/Folder
- Delete File or Folder
- Download File
- File Check-in/Check-out
- File or Folder Exists
- For Each File or Folder
- Get File/Folder
- Get File or Folder Metadata
- Get Sensitivity Labels
- Get File or Folder List
- Move File/Folder
- Rename file or folder
- Share File/Folder
- Upload Files
- Update File or Folder Metadata
- Archive Email
- Assign Sensitivity Label To Email
- Delete Email
- Download Email
- Download Email Attachments
- List Email Attachments
- For Each Email
- Forward Email
- Get Email By ID
- Get Email Folders List
- Get Email List
- Get Email Thread
- Get Newest Email
- Mark Email as Read or Unread
- Move Email
- Reply to Email
- Send Draft Email
- Send Email
- Set Email Categories
- Turn On Automatic Replies
- Turn Off Automatic Replies
- Wait for Calendar Event Created and Resume
- Wait for Calendar Event Received and Resume
- Wait for Calendar Event Replied and Resume
- Wait for Calendar Event Updated and Resume
- Wait for Cell in Worksheet Updated and Resume
- Wait for Email Received and Resume
- Wait for Email Sent and Resume
- Wait for File Created and Resume
- Wait for File Updated and Resume
- Wait for Row Added to the Bottom of a Table and Resume
- Wait for List Item Added and Resume
- Wait for List Item Updated and Resume
- Wait for Worksheet Created and Resume
- Connections
- AddEmailCategories
- ArchiveEmail
- DeleteEmail
- DownloadEmail
- DownloadEmailAttachment
- DownloadEmailAttachments
- ForwardEmail
- GetEmail
- GetEmailAttachmentsInfo
- GetEmails
- GetMailFolders
- GetNewestEmail
- MarkEmailAsRead
- MarkEmailAsUnread
- MoveEmail
- RemoveEmailCategories
- ReplyToEmail
- SendEmail
- TurnOffAutomaticReplies
- TurnOnAutomaticReplies
- Merge multiple sheets into a new summary Excel sheet
- Automatically accept calendar invites from your manager
- Move files to dedicated folders by type
- Verify if new employment documents (I9 and ID) match
- Add new customers to a SharePoint List
- Delete SharePoint List items newer than yesterday
- Notify me on Slack when an important Outlook Email is received
- Include creation date in new OneDrive file names
- Notify me by email when a new file is created
- Microsoft 365 Scope
- Add Sheet
- Append Range
- Clear Range
- Copy Range
- Copy Sheet
- Create Workbook
- Delete Range
- Delete Sheet
- Get Cell Color
- Get Sheets
- Read Cell
- Read Column
- Read Range
- Read Row
- Rename Sheet
- Write Cell
- Write Range
- Set Range Color
- Create Table
- Get Table Range
- Insert Column
- Delete Column
- Insert Rows
- Delete Rows
- VLookup Range
- Use OneDrive & SharePoint
- Copy File/Folder
- Create Folder
- Delete File/Folder
- Download File
- Export File as PDF
- Find Files And Folders
- Get File/Folder
- Move File/Folder
- Upload File
- Share File/Folder
- For Each File/Folder
- Forward Mail
- Find Meeting Times
- Get Mail
- Move Mail
- Send Mail
- Reply to Mail
- Delete Mail
- Set Mail Categories
- Add Attachment
- Add Attendee
- Add Location
- Create Event
- Delete Event
- Get Calendars
- Modify Event
- RSVP
- Search Events
- Create Group
- Delete Group
- Get Group
- List Groups
- Create Bucket
- Delete Bucket
- List Buckets
- List Bucket Tasks
- Create Plan
- Get Plan
- List Plans
- Create Task
- Delete Task
- Get Task
- List Tasks
- Update Task
- For Each List
- Get List Info
- For Each List Item
- Delete List Item
- Add List Items
- Update List Item
- Get List Items
- Authentication troubleshooting
- AADSTS50011: Redirect URI mismatch
- AADSTS50076: Using multifactor authentication
- AADSTS50079: The user is required to use multifactor authentication
- AADSTS500113: No reply address registered for the application
- AADSTS900971: No reply address provided
- AADSTS65001: The user or administrator has not consented to use the application
- AADSTS65004: User declined to consent to access the app
- AADSTS7000218: The request body must contain the following parameter: client_assertion or client_secret
- AADSTS700025: Client is public so neither 'client_assertion' nor 'client_secret' should be presented
- AADSTS70002: InvalidClient - Error validating the credentials
- AADSTS7000215: Invalid client secret provided
- AADSTS50055: The password is expired
- AADSTS700082: The refresh token has expired due to inactivity
- AADSTS50194: Application is not configured as a multitenant application
- AADSTS53003: Access has been blocked by Conditional Access policies
- Mail troubleshooting
- Calendar troubleshooting
- Files troubleshooting
- Sheets troubleshooting
- Presentations
- Release Notes
- About the Presentations activity package
- Project compatibility
- Add or Update Powerpoint Sensitivity Label
- Add Data Table to Slide
- Add File to Slide
- Add Image or Video to Slide
- Add New Slide
- Add Text to Slide
- Copy Paste Slide
- Create New PowerPoint Document
- Delete Slide
- Format Slide Content
- Get Powerpoint Sensitivity Label
- Paste Item Into Slide
- Replace Text in Presentation
- Run Presentation Macro
- Save PowerPoint File As
- Save Presentation as PDF
- Use PowerPoint Presentation
- Word
- Release Notes
- About the Word activities package
- Project compatibility
- Word Application Scope / Use Word File
- Add or Update Word Sensitivity Label
- Add Hyperlink to Document
- Add Picture
- Add Comment (Desktop)
- Add Comment (Cross-platform)
- Append Text
- Create New Document
- Disable Track Changes
- Enable Track Changes
- Get Word Sensitivity Label
- Insert DataTable in Document
- Paste Chart/Picture Into Document
- Read Text
- Replace Picture
- Replace Text in Document
- Save Document As
- Save Document as PDF
- Set Bookmark Content
- Set Content Property
Productivity activities
UiPath.Excel.Activities.ExcelReadColumn
Description
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.
Project compatibility
Windows - Legacy | Windows
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. OnlyIEnumerable<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 Read From Excel Files.