Activate sheet

Activate sheet Version 6 (Net)

Action group: Excel

Description

Sets the active sheet of the document.

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Settings of parameters

Property	Description	Type	Example of filling in	Obligatory to fill in the field
Parameters
Context	The unique identifier of the session to which the action will be applied.	Excel instance	EXCEL_INSTANCE	Yes
Sheet identifier	Specifies whether the sheet will be defined via name or index. Drop-down list: via sheet name via sheet index After selecting the value of this field, the action will refer to either the value of the "Sheet name" field or the value of the "Sheet index" field.	String	Sheet index	Yes
Sheet name	The name of the sheet to which the action will be applied.	String	Sheet1	No
Sheet index	The sequence number of the sheet to which the action will be applied. The sequence number starts with "1".	Numeric	1	No

Special conditions for use

If the parameter points to a hidden sheet, the action will result in an error.

If both parameters "Sheet name" and "Sheet index" are not specified, an error will be generated.

Example of use

Task

There is an Excel document called "Test" with three tabs Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3. The active tab is Sheet1. It is necessary to make the Sheet3 tab active.

Solution

Use the actions "Open", "Activate sheet", "Save".

Implementation

Assemble a robot scheme consisting of actions:
Configure parameters for the "Open" action. In the "PathToFile" field, specify the path to the required Excel file. Check the "Open Visible" = true checkbox to display the robot actions on the screen.
Customize parameters for the "Activate sheet" action. In the "Context" field specify the context of the opened document, in the "Sheet identification method" field specify " Via sheet name", in the "Sheet name" field specify the name of the sheet to be made active (in this case "Sheet3").
Configure parameters for the "Save" action. Specify the context of the Excel document in the "Context" parameter.
Launch the robot using the "Start" button in the top panel.