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Unable to open file for write

linlysergel
Meteoro

On many of my workflows, I keep getting the "Unable to open for write [...] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process (32)." when I try to write multiple tabs to the same Excel workbook.

 

I've tried strategically dropping my tools so that they all have sequential IDs, using the block until done tool (which I clearly don't know how to use properly), and even a parallel block on another workflow.  What am I doing wrong?

 

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EdP
Alteryx
Alteryx

Additional suggestions can be found here:  https://knowledge.alteryx.com/index/s/article/Error-writing-Excel-file-to-Shared-Drive

Ed Phelps
Sr CSE
Alteryx
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