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Excel keeps changing my =FILTER formula

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Posted on by IsaiahH 2

Excel keeps changing my =FILTER formula into =@FILTER after i use 'write to excel'. it throws off my entire automation because it needs to read the spilled cells. are there any workarounds or settings i can use to read the contents of all the rows matching what i just searched?

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    Tested the following scenario here and worked fine.

    a) In Excel, I have a matrix from A1 to C29.

    b) Cell F2 is prepared to receive a value from PAD.

    c) Cell E4 have the FILTER formula configured to filter matrix by column C

    b) In PAD, 'write to excel' action sends a value to cell F2. Formula works as expected.    

    Try to be more detailed in describing how your excel is structured, how are you sending 'write to excel', etc. Not able to identify the problem w/ provided info...

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