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Get First Empty Cell

Description​

This Activity finds the first empty cell in a specific row or column of a selected spreadsheet and returns the corresponding cell address.

Properties​

Input​

  • Spreadsheet – Specify the Workbook instance to get the first empty cell.
  • Row Number – Specify the row number you want to get the first empty cell.

    OR​

  • Column Name – Specify the column name where you want to get the first empty cell.
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  • To get the first empty cell under column D inside a sheet, specify the column name value as "D".
  • To get the first empty cell inside row number 10 inside a sheet, specify the row number value as "10".

Misc​

  • DisplayName – Add a display name to your Activity.
  • Private – By default, Activity will log the values of your properties inside your workflow. If private is selected, then it stops logging.

Optional​

  • Sheet Name - The sheet name where you want to get the first empty cell on row/column. By default, it operates on the currently active sheet.
  • Continue On Error – It Specifies whether the automation should continue even when the Activity throws an error. If True, the Activity continues without throwing any exceptions. If False, the Activity throws an exception. The default value is False.
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    Catches no error if this Activity is present inside the Try-Catch block and the value of this property is True.

Output​

  • Cell Address - Returns the first empty cell in a specified Excel spreadsheet row or column.

Example​

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Get First Empty Cell