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Missing column names in Write to Excel worksheet from SQL data in PAD

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Posted on by rsinha 2

Hi Folks,

 

When I am trying to write the excel file from SQL query execute step in Power Automate desktop, column headers/names are missing. It is inserting the data from first row. I am performing these actions. Can anyone guide me how to add column names in Excel sheet.

 

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  • ryule Profile Picture
    ryule 929 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Maybe I'm not fully understanding, but shouldn't the Excel file already have the column names? Or could you add them to the sheet before the "Write to Excel worksheet" action you already have?

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    Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Agnius Bartninkas Most Valuable Professional on at

    The column names are not part of the data in your data table. You need to write them separately. If you want to do that, write %QueryResult.ColumnHeadersRow% into the first row in your Excel via a separate Write to Excel worksheet action. Then write the %QueryResult% into the second row.

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