Read Cell

You can select this activity to read data from a specific cell in a worksheet within a workbook. This table lists the properties for the activity.

Property Type Property Name Data Type Description
Common Continue on error Boolean Select the check box to continue the RPA flow even if the activity fails. This check box is selected by default.
Input Cell Address String The address of the cell from which the data must be read. For example, A1.
Workbook OneDriveItem The file or document stored in OneDrive from which data must be read.

You can retrieve the metadata of a OneDrive item by using the OneDrive activities for an existing workbook or by using the output from the Create Workbook activity.

Worksheet Name String The name of the worksheet from where the value of a specified cell must be read.
Misc Display Name <String> The name to be dis- played for the activity.
Output Cell Value String The contents of the cell.
Formula Boolean The formula contained in a cell. If the cell does not contain a formula, the value specified in the cell is returned.
Response Code Int32 Response code for the activity. Possible values:
  • 200 to 290: Indicates a successful response or valid output.
  • 400 to 499: Indicates client error responses.
  • 500 to 599: Indicates server error responses.