web
You’re offline. This is a read only version of the page.
close
Skip to main content

Announcements

Welcome to the Power Platform Communities
News and Announcements icon
Community site session details

Community site session details

Session Id :
Power Platform Community / Forums / Power Automate / Update a .csv file to ...
Power Automate
Answered

Update a .csv file to a xls(x) file

(1) ShareShare
ReportReport
Posted on by frixel2 54

I want to create a flow to update a .xls (x) file.

 

I have a .csv file that is updated daily with new rules under the existing rules from the day before.

I want this data to also be in a .xls (x) file if an update of the .csv has taken place.

This one will not work, after the update excel can`t open the .xlsx file.

 

 

flow1.png

Categories:
Building flows
I have the same question (0)
  • Verified answer
    manuelstgomes Profile Picture
    manuelstgomes 6,643 on at

    HI @frixel2 

     

    That won't work. You're replacing the contents of the file and not the actual values in the Excel file.

     

    You have here a nice explanation in how to deal with CSV files:

    https://dynamicscitizendeveloper.com/2019/06/06/microsoft-flow-csv-integration-with-dynamics-365/

     

    Then you just need to do a "For Each" and insert the data in Excel like this:

    Screenshot 2020-01-29 at 10.44.16.png

     

    If I have answered your question, please mark your post as Solved.
    If you like my response, please give it a Thumbs Up.
    ​
    Cheers
    Manuel

  • Verified answer
    v-alzhan-msft Profile Picture
    v-alzhan-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @frixel2 ,

     

    Please take a try with @manuelstgomes 's suggestion and let me know if your problem could be solved.

     

    Best regards,

    Alice       

    Community Support Team _ Alice Zhang
    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Under review

Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.

Helpful resources

News and Announcements

Welcome to the Power Platform Communities

Quick Links

Season of Sharing Community Challenge Winners!

Congratulations to our community stars!

Kudos to our 2025 Community Spotlight Honorees

Expanding mentorship, skilling, and AI innovation

Congratulations to the July Top 10 Community Leaders!

These are the community rock stars!

Leaderboard > Power Automate

#1
David_MA Profile Picture

David_MA 247 Super User 2026 Season 2

#2
11manish Profile Picture

11manish 164 Super User 2026 Season 2

#3
trice602 Profile Picture

trice602 138 Super User 2026 Season 2

Last 30 days Overall leaderboard

Featured topics

Known issue with browser automation in Power Automate for Desktop on Google Chrome 146 and 147
Share your ideas and struggles with building Power Automate flows!
Survey: Power Automate mobile app
How to Ask for Help with Your Power Automate Workflow
Start and wait for an approval action
Restore a deleted flow
List of actions cheat sheet for Power Automate Desktop
Welcome to the Power Automate forum!

Product updates

Microsoft Power Platform Community release plans