I am learning UIPath and my source is excel file. I have excel file with column A,B, C. What I want is to write column A and C only into new excel file.
I get confused which function I should use to read / write. I think if I use read range / write range, it will write all column. However, what I want is only column A and C
Read the entire Excel sheet with ReadRange. It outputs a Datatable. For DataTables there is an activity called Remove Data Column (Programming->DataTable). Use this to remove Col B.
Try this instead,First Read all the excel Data using the read range activity in the activity panel and then go for the for each row activity to get each and specific values and then you can drag and drop the write cell Activity from the activity Panel.and in write cell mention the Sheet Name,Range in which you need to start from and value which means which value you wanted to print
for example:you want only A and c Means you can go for row(0).ToString and row(2).ToString..
if you find any challenge in doing this,Fell Free to let me know.:D
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I to exclude rows in a excel table based on certain values
For example:
I need to exclude all rows if column A is equal to any of these numbers ( 5840,4302,4432, and so on)
As the table data will be huge to filter only the data that I want.
One way is to exploit Excel Table feature together with the FILTER() spreadsheet function. NB. You will need a relatively recent Excel version for this. Using a Table provides some extra useful functionality (such as automatically adding rows and allowing reference by column name).
The OP's input data may already be a Table, if so, this first step can be skipped.
Put the input and filter list into tables. Excel help page. After the table has been created I have used the Table Design menu (which appears in the menu bar when a cell in the table is selected) to turn off the row banding format and header filters. This is also where you can rename the Tables. I have named them "Input" and "Exclude"
For the filtered output, choose where you want the output to start (cell H3 in my example), and enter a formula to copy the headers: =Input[#Headers]. Of course you can copy and paste the headers manually if you like. Here I've used the Format Painter to copy across the cell formats for the headers.
In the next cell down (H4 in my example), enter this formula: =FILTER(Input,(LEN(Input[ID])>0) * ISERROR(MATCH(Input[ID],Exclude[IDs to exclude],0))).
You should be able to add or delete new rows (right-click in the Table and choose Delete) in both the Input and Exclude tables, and the output should react (if you have Calculation set to Automatic).
NB. The Output range is NOT a Table. Excel doesn't let you convert dynamic ranges into Tables.
EDIT: If you don't want to use Tables, you can simply supply the ranges as the parameters to the FILTER function.
In this example =FILTER(B4:D13,(LEN(B4:B13)>0) *ISERROR(MATCH(B4:B13,F4:F5,0)))
Need advice on the following; Thanks in advance.:
Excel, the visual description of the issue
Further description of the issue:
certain Product code = certain Product name of certain Size.
The help-table on the attached image shows that a certain product code = what product name of what size, as a guide.
This is what I try to do. This is what my question is: How to achieve:
Manual entry in cells of column A should trigger automatically filled content in cells of columns B and C based on the content of A and based on the dependencies described in the help-Table.
Edited: As the user proceeds adding new records in new rows, the appropriate columns (B and C) should "fill itself" automatically as soon as there's an entry in the same row in column A. This automatically filled content in column C and B depends on what is the content of column A as can be seen on the attached image("help-table"). And all this should work without me using a formula in columns B and C.
So far I used an "IF" formula which is not practical for many possible product codes.
A formula is also impractical as its usage requires the formula to be copied to next row, which I want to avoid. I want the set rule to be applied to a whole column.(for example as the data validation or conditional formatting work in excel)
It would be ideal to use it in a way like the conditional formatting works, but in this case it should work with values(content) instead of colors and should be applicable for an entire column without a need of copying to the next row. That means I'd like to avoid macros or VBA if possible, just want to use built in features.
I already use Defined names and Data validation for columns A,B and C which works for me as a choice list and also to control column B and C for allowed entries only, so their content is not mistyped and has the strict format needed. Excel 2010 -if that matters.
Important: there will be 1000's of rows added, I just made a short description above
Formula for cells in column B:
=IF(A2=10,"prod1",IF(A2=20,"prod1",IF(A2=30,"prod2",IF(A2=40,"prod2",""))))
Formula for cells in column C:
=IF(A2=10,"50",IF(A2=20,"75",IF(A2=30,"10",IF(A2=40,"50",""))))
Also tried a CSE formula for the entire column B or C like follows (but the file size was couple of MB which is not desired):
=IF(A:A=10,"prod1",IF(A:A=20,"prod1",IF(A:A=30,"prod2",IF(A:A=40,"prod2",""))))
If the entry in column A will be only 10,20,30 and 40 then use OR formula in column B
=IF(OR(A2=10,A2=20),"prod1","prod2")
In Column C we can reduce two IF
=IF(A2=20,"75",IF(A2=30,"10","50"))
And regarding the file size please save it in binary format. Hope this will help :)
Need some advice, I have a large excel sheet that I need to break up by a value in column B. The kicker is in some cases i need more then one value from column B. Example I might want A and B together and C on its own. I have another workbook that has this mapping. I'm stuck on 1 Best tool for this job and 2 how.
In Excel im not sure how to make this work. I know i'll need a loop to go through the list, but how do i handle the ones that need to be combined?
In access I was thinking a table for the data and a table for my package list. The create a query and loop the values into the query using VBA.
I assume you want to break your main sheet to multiple sheets based on value in column B.
You can make use of excel vba dictionary
Does VBA have Dictionary Structure?
You need to load the workbook that has the mapping into the dictionary as below:
Key = 'value in column B'
Value = 'name of the sheet where you want that data to go'
Loop through the sheet containing the data get the value in column B, lookup in the dictionary to get the sheet name to which this data should go. Write the data into that sheet name.
Hope this helps.
I tried looking up what I need to do, but I'm not very good with Excel, so I'm not sure how to search for what I'm attempting to do.... here it goes...
I have a file that a customer sent me that I need to export as a .csv for direct mailing. What she sent has all 1463 customer names down column A, their address in ColB, and the second address line in ColC. The program that I need to import the .csv file into needs all of the information in one column so that it reads as you might read an address on an envelope, with the entire name and address in one cell (one cell per entry). So I need to take the data in column C and move it underneath the data in column B, then take that data and move it underneath the name data in column A.
Side note: The third address lines did have a comma between the city and state, but I have already gone through and removed them, since I know that the file will not export correctly with a comma in the data in a .csv file.
Using Excel 2010 on Windows 7.
Assign the formula into cell C1, you can use =CONCATENATE(A1,CHAR(10),B1) or =A1&CHAR(10)&B1
Copy cell C1 and paste it for all required rows in C column
Right click on C column header and choose Wrap Text
Adjust the size of C column so that all lines shown in full
If you save in CSV, you will be asked to confirm features not compatible. If you agree, you need to repeat step 3 two times (Unwrap then Wrap it again) and step 4 if you open this file again. The formula will be gone. I suggest to save in either xls or xlsx format.
I am creating an Excel spreadsheet in Access vba code. I need to change the column names from A, B, C, etc to a meaningful name. I have looked high and low but cannot find a way.
The column names in Excel cannot be changed. They are a fundamental part of how Excel operates.
When creating a spreadsheet based on a database table (sounds like what you are doing), the first row in the Excel spreadsheet will contain the field(column) names of your data. That way, when you need to read the data back into Access, or import the spreadsheet as a table; Access, by default, knows to look in the first row of the spreadsheet for the column names.
If my memory serves me correctly, I don't believe that you can change the Column header labels from the default A, B, C.
You could write the header names out in the first row of the spreadsheet
After import Excel to Access i change the column header using:
CurrentDb().TableDefs(TableName).Fields("OldName").Name = "NewName"
Solution found in here: https://movefirstblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/access-vba-change-the-name-of-a-field-in-an-existing-table/