Get a Row's Cell

Retrieves a cell in a specific row of an Excel worksheet.

Overview

This procedure retrieves a cell in a specific row of a worksheet that matches a given value, regex, or column label.

Syntax

Below is a line-by-line overview of the automation syntax. Expand each line to learn more.

get the row's cell

What does it do?

Retrieves the value of a cell from a row in an Excel worksheet.

Where does it go?

This phrase should be written on a new line.

Is it required?

✅ Yes — This phrase is required.

Does it require data?

✅ Yes — A reference to the row must be previously defined in the automation.

the value is "cell-value"

What does it do?

Specifies the value of the cell to be identified.

Where does it go?

Indented under get the row's cell.

Is it required?

❌ No — This phrase is optional.

Does it require data?

✅ Yes — Replace cell-value with the value to find (text).

Example

the value is "0"

the regular expression is "regex-pattern"

What does it do?

Specifies a regular expression pattern to match for cell identification.

Where does it go?

Indented under get the row's cell.

Is it required?

❌ No — This phrase is optional.

Does it require data?

✅ Yes — Replace regex-pattern with the regular expression to match.

Example

the regular expression is "\\dBob\\d"

the column label is "X"

What does it do?

Specifies the name of the column that contains the target cell in the current row.

Where does it go?

Indented under get the row's cell.

Is it required?

❌ No — This phrase is optional.

Does it require data?

✅ Yes — Replace X with the column label to search for.

Example

the column label is "AB"

Examples

1. Get the Row's Cell by Value

get the row's cell
    the value is "0"

2. Get the Row's Cell by Regular Expression

get the row's cell
    the regular expression is "\\dBob\\d"

3. Get the Row's Cell by Column Label

get the row's cell
    the column label is "AB"