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"Insert Row to Sheets" adds "'" to cell

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My flow is working except towards the last step.  When I use "Insert Row" to a connected Google Sheets, the string variable gets inputted into the new row cell.  

 

This string variable contains: =IMPORTRANGE("@{outputs('Clean_URL')}","Sheet1!A1:A12")

 

=IMPORTRANGE("@{outputs('Clean_URL')}","Sheet1!A1:A12")

 

However, when I review the output in the Sheet, the string variable is successfully outputted as above, with a "'" (apostrophe).

'=IMPORTRANGE("@{outputs('Clean_URL')}","Sheet1!A1:A12")

 

'=IMPORTRANGE("@{outputs('Clean_URL')}","Sheet1!A1:A12")

 

Therefore the command isn't executed.

 

Troubleshooting I've done:

  • I have used the raw output of "=IMPORTRANGE("@{outputs('Clean_URL')}","Sheet1!A1:A12")" in the cell and ran the flow.  A new row is still created with the additional ' at the beginning.
  • I have manually tested the command and it works in sheets.
  • I have used Zapier to test the flow and it works.

 

The issue I'm noticing is the "Insert Row" (Google Sheets) action is generating the single apostrophe.  Any ideas on what I could do?

 

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  • VJR Profile Picture
    7,635 on at

    Looks like it is occurring from the Google sheets side that is adding the apostrophe.

    If the manual way of removing them is this then maybe as a programmatic way you can use Google script as mentioned in this direct link to the post here.

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