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Overwrite data in Excel cell that contains formula and keep the cell formula Intact

Chhamanshu
7 - Meteor

Hello Community,

 

I am working on the scenario where an input file contains the employee information and needs to map the employee information with another file and map the value in row fashion.

 

I am able to map value but the only challenge is when I am overwriting the data in the file that file contains formulas in the cells and throwing an error " Output Data (41) Error: Unable to overwrite a cell that contains a formula: I12. Adjust your range to avoid formula overwrite."

 

Is there anyway I can keep the Formula intact in the excel file ?

 

please find the attached solution that I have built.

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glenebb
7 - Meteor

You could create a range in excel (lets use 'RangeName') and output just to that range: filename.xlsx|||RangeName

This would allow you to keep any formulas you might have in the sheet.

Chhamanshu
7 - Meteor

What if we have more that 4000 columns and not sure in which cell excel formula is written then in that case creating a range manually will be a tedious task and it won't work.

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