Insert empty rows in Excel worksheet, one row at a time.(Power Automate Desktop)
Introduce a Flow to insert blank lines one at a time.
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 FirstFreeRow TO 3 STEP -1
Excel.InsertRow Instance: ExcelInstance Index: LoopIndex
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.
Add rows from the top, because the number of rows changes and it doesn't work properly. Therefore, we will add rows from the bottom.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Start from | %FirstFreeRow% |
| End to | 3 |
| Increment by | -1 |
Set up a Insert row to Excel worksheet Action in Loop.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Row index | %LoopIndex% |
Finally, set up Close Excel Action and save the file.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Before closing Excel | Save document |
Executing this flow inserts one blank line at a time.
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