Delete rows of Excel with specific conditions.(Power Automate Desktop)
I will show you in the sample to delete a row if a particular column is blank.
The following worksheet has column A in rows 3 and 5 as blank and we want to delete this row.
Overall view of Flow
Robin(for copy and paste)
It can be copied and pasted into Power Automate Desktop.
Excel.LaunchExcel.LaunchAndOpenUnderExistingProcess Path: $'''C:\\Test\\Test.xlsx''' Visible: False ReadOnly: False Instance=> ExcelInstance
Excel.SetActiveWorksheet.ActivateWorksheetByName Instance: ExcelInstance Name: $'''Sheet1'''
Excel.GetFirstFreeColumnRow Instance: ExcelInstance FirstFreeColumn=> FirstFreeColumn FirstFreeRow=> FirstFreeRow
LOOP LoopIndex FROM 1 TO FirstFreeRow STEP 1
Excel.ReadFromExcel.ReadCell Instance: ExcelInstance StartColumn: 1 StartRow: LoopIndex ReadAsText: False CellValue=> ExcelData
IF ExcelData = $'''%''%''' THEN
Excel.DeleteRow Instance: ExcelInstance Index: LoopIndex
END
END
Excel.CloseExcel.CloseAndSave Instance: ExcelInstance
Flow creation steps
Set up a Launch Excel Action.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Launch Excel | and open the following document |
| Document path | Path of the target Excel book. |
| Make instance visible | OFF |
| Open as ReadOnly | OFF |
Set up a Set active Excel Worksheet Action.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Active worksheet with | Name |
| Worksheet name | The name of the target sheet. |
Set up a Get first free column/row from Excel worksheet Action.
Set up a Loop.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Start from | 1 |
| End to | %FirstFreeRow% |
| Increment by | 1 |
Set up a Read from Excel worksheet Action in Loop.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Retrieve | The value of a single cell |
| Start column | 1 |
| Start row | %LoopIndex% |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| First operand | %ExcelData% |
| Operator | Equal to (=) |
| Second operand | %''% |
Set up a Delete Row from Excel Worksheet Action in If.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Delete row | %LoopIndex% |
Finally, set up Close Excel Action and save the file.
If column A is blank when this Flow is executed, the row is deleted.
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