Read Cell Value

In the Body of the Activity

• Cell - Click Plus on the right side of the field and then, from the menu, select an Excel file and a named cell whose value to read, or select Indicate in Excel to indicate a cell directly from the file. Alternatively, you can select Custom Input to enter a cell address manually, or Open in Advanced Editor to enter a VB expression.

• Save to - Click Plus on the right side of the field and then, from the menu, select where to save the value:

  • Save to the Project Notebook or a parent Excel file. For example, you can save to a cell in an Excel file.
  • Copy to clipboard - Save the value to the clipboard.
  • Save for Later Use - Save the value for later use in the project.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.
• Get formatted text - If selected, the cell's number format is also read (for example, date or currency). If not selected, only the cell value is read. This option is selected by default.

Properties Panel

• DisplayName - The name displayed for the activity in the Designer panel.

• Cell - See Cell in the body of the activity.

• Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

• Get formatted text - See Get formatted text in the body of the activity.

• Save to - See Save to in the body of the activity.