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What should be the process name when wait for Microsoft Excel to start

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I used the action Wait for process in Power Automation Desktop. I want to wait for Microsoft Excel to start. I tried to input the process name "Microsoft Excel" or "EXCEL.EXE", but the program was always in waiting even I see the Excel actually started. 

 

What the process name should be for Excel?

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  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    Maybe you should try the excel variable %ExcelInstance%

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    Thanks. But it doesn't work

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi, a little bit late onboard, but could you share a print of the flow to better understand when the 'Wait for process' action is used?

  • tkuehara Profile Picture
    tkuehara 667 on at

    Just "EXCEL" (without quotation marks). Example:

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  • SCuellar Profile Picture
    SCuellar 23 on at

    In case you are waiting for a specific excel filename.
    You can use the Wait for window action:

    Select Title or Class

    Then select the specific window with CTRL+Mouse Click

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