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How to get a excel file which contain today's date in it filename from a folder path

Parthasarathi
8 - Asteroid

Hi All,

 

I need to get a excel file from a shared folder path, there are chances for multiple excel files in that folder. But I need to get the excel file which specific filename with keyword and date in the filename. Ex. "Report_Input_09042022.xlsx". 

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binuacs
21 - Polaris

@Parthasarathi One way of doing this is with the filter tool. The formula "Report_Input_"+DateTimeFormat(DateTimeToday(),'%m%d%Y')+'.xlsx' will return your desired filter condition. 

 

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Parthasarathi
8 - Asteroid

@binuacs,

 

Could you please let me know how can I use this output from the True part with the Input Data control to read the data from it

grazitti_sapna
17 - Castor

@Parthasarathi , For reading this file you will have to use Macro. Attaching the macro you can use it to read the excel files after getting its name.

Sapna Gupta
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