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Posted on by adsfafafd 19

Hi All,

 

I have an outlook email attached with an excel file, and I would like to extract the data from that excel file. 

 

Please teach me how to do that, thank you guys.

 

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    AK88 453 on at

    Hi @adsfafafd ,

     

    Kindly try to do the below as shared in the screenshot,

    1. Use retrieve email, then save the attachment in to the specified folder.

    2. Launch excel file which has been saved, and use read action this data will be stored in the form of data table . 

            

                               

    AK88_0-1716121784205.png

    kindly accept this as solution if your query has been answered.

    thanks,

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