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Get single Cell Value from a custom Table

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Posted on by Lynch66 84

I Will be receiving Excel Workbooks for which i will have to extract data

 

To do this will need to create a table within a range such as A1:B3 (which could be named "Info")

 

How can i then get out the value of a single cell (B2 for example)?

 

I can do this where the table already exists but not from one i have had to create a table as part of the flow before getting the cell value 

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    v-LilyW-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Lynch66 

    I test in my side and it can get the value of single cell after create a table.

    This is my test excel

    vLilyWmsft_5-1627540989238.png

    Flow in details:

    vLilyWmsft_0-1627540842218.png

    vLilyWmsft_1-1627540867779.png

    vLilyWmsft_0-1627547069157.png

    Expression:body('Filter_array')[0]['age']

    vLilyWmsft_3-1627540894402.png

    After flow runs, will get the value of B2

    vLilyWmsft_4-1627540963261.png

    Hope the content above may help you.

    Best Regards

    If my solution helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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    Lynch66 84 on at

    Thanks for this but i am unable to enter the required column name in the filter array as the dynamic options are not available (The column name i need is Detail) so whatever i put in it returns a blank array

     

    Is there a way around this

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    Lynch66 84 on at

    Update

     

    I got it to work using the following expression "item()?['Detail']" where detail is the column i needed to filter

  • v-LilyW-msft Profile Picture
    v-LilyW-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Lynch66 

    Glad that your issue is solved.

    Yes, as you said, I have changed the filter array in my solution to use Expression to get the row.

    After saving the Flow and re-editing, you will find that the Expression in the filter array will become your column name😅.

    Best Regards.

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