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
Parameter NameParameter TypeIn/OutDescription
Alternative Scenario If FailedBooleanInputcheckbox; default is "on"
Display NameLiteralInputyou can change the name of activity for greater clarity of the scenario
Exclude from Transaction CheckBooleanInputcheckbox; default is "off"
File PathStringInputfull path to a file ([disc]:\[directory_tree]\[file])
Retry timeout [s]DoubleInputwaiting time until the activity will execute: 1. any negative value means try once, if you fail – set Result to False and finish activity; 2. “0” means try until you get the effect; 3. any positive value is time in seconds in which the activity will persist trying until successful or the time elapses, if failed – set Result to False and finish activity
ResultBooleanOutputreturns the Boolean value: it will return True if no error is in activity, otherwise it will return False
Result CodeInt32OutputResult Code will return 0 if there is no error in activity, otherwise in most cases it will return 1, the extended result code will show only in several chosen activities

Last edited: July 25, 2023.