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The new @ in Excel is destroying my automations

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Hi all,

 

I would really appreciate your help with this one.

 

I am extracting all rows, where criteria is met for one column.

 

For example, I want to extract all rows where the Food column = Mango.

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So that this would be the result:

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I have a formula that works quite well on it's own which is: =FILTER(A1:C6, C1:C6 = "Mango")

 

However when I write this formula to excel through Power Automate Desktop, Excel adds the @ symbol in front of the formula to prevent spill. However, the spill is needed to return the rows!

 

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This is what is returned currently:

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Any help would be really appreciated!

 

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    23 on at

    Hello,

     

    I think I have found the solution to this though it is a bit longer than originally hoped.

     

    Step 1:

    Under Actions, select the "Select cells in Excel Worksheet"

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    Then enter your intended workbook and the specific cell where you want to begin.

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    Step 2:

    Under Actions, select "Send keys"

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    In here, ensure "Send key to" is set to "Window instance/handle" and then specifying your workbook.

     

    Enter your original formula into the "Text to send" box, followed by {Return}. So your final formula would be =FILTER(A1:C6, C1:C6="Mango"){Return}

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    Once this is ran it will type the formula into your specified cell, followed by hitting the Return key and you will have the rows you want.

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