Microsoft Excel

Create Empty Excel File

Fill in the File Path textbox with the entire pathname. You can use variables if you wish to.

As a result of Create Empty Excel File activity you get a file with the given name set in the given folder. To open this file you have to use Open Excel File activity.

v2_ex_create
Acquired TextStringOutputtext input by user
Alternative Scenario If FailedBooleanInputcheckbox; default is "on"
Display NameLiteralInputchanges display name of the activity
Exclude from Transaction CheckBooleanInputcheckbox; default is "off"
File PathStringInputdirectory path to a file (file name and extension included)
Retry Timeout [s]DoubleInputdetermines behaviour if the activity fails to execute. value < 0: try executing once, 0: try indefinitely; value >0: time in seconds during which the activity repeatedly tries to execute (if time elapses without success then Result = False, end activity)
ResultBooleanOutputreturns a Boolean value. True if no error in activity, otherwise will return False
Result CodeInt32OutputResult Code will return 0 if there is no error in activity, otherwise in most cases will return 1. See the table of Extended Result Codes for more info

Last edited: July 25, 2023.