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Update Excel Table with SQL connection and Update Statement

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Hi to all

 

I am manipulating data in an excel file with SQL connection and "select" or "Update" Statements.

 

If the excel file is opened, the update statement is working, values are changed.

When the excel file is closed, flow runs through, no error messages, but when the excel is opened nothing has changed.

 

To test how it works I made a 'select' Step before updating the excel and one 'select' step after updating the excel. The result of the 2nd select statement shows the manipulated data, but when I am opening the excel everything is unchanged...

 

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Data Before Update

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The Excel Values remain the same !!! How can this be?  I don't understand it as the 2nd select statement gets the correct results...Why is this change not remaining in the excel?

 

Can anyone help?

 

Thank you

 

SwiPowE

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  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hello @SwiPowE_ch 

     

    You need to close SQL connection to apply (commit) your change to the data source (Excel file in this case).

     

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    Thank you.

  • SwiPowE_ch Profile Picture
    78 on at

    Hi Shindomo

     

    I tried it and it worked...thank you very much for fast response!

     

    You don't believe how long I tried different things...the solution is so easy. That it worked in the opened excel confused me, but anyway, happy to have this problem solved. 

     

    Best

     

    SwiPowE

     

     

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