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In the flow, I use the following actions: 1. Attach to an executing Excel file. 2. Read the entire worksheet and save it in a variable of type ‘DataTable’. 3. Use the ‘For Each’ action on the DataTable to perform specific actions. Namely: 3.1. Execute a VBScript to change the value of specific cells in the table. 3.2. Attempt to capture the already changed value in a variable with the condition ‘item["column name"]’, but it doesn’t capture the correct value. Why?”

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eetuRobo 4,572 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Can you show a screenshot of your flow?
What value does it give then? Does it give any value or an error?

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Srini007 3,490 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @Rusinov

It should be your item['column name']

Just replace your double quotes to single quotes

Check below for your reference

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input file
my flow

output file after run vbs script
variable in power automate

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eetuRobo 4,572 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Problem is that your loop is using the old datatable. You need to read the excel again to get the updated status.
Your For each is using the Step 2read from excel which has data that was not updated. The VBScript updates the Excel directly and not your dtQueue variable that is used in For each and then in the set variable Item['Status'].

So either read the excel again in the for each loop or use WScript.Echo and then refer to the VBScriptOutput when setting the status variable.

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Deenuji_Loganathan_ 6,255 Moderator on at

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@Rusinov

I agree with @eetuRobo thoughts.

But could you please share vbscript screenshot to investigate further on this issue?

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Deenuji Loganathan 👩‍💻
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