Guide Section: Processing Events and Performing Actions | EASAP Tree: EVENT PROCESSING Branch

WRITE EXCEL ACTION is used to write data from existing objects selected in the Lists: parameter into cell or named ranges as specified in the Ranges: parameter in Excel spreadsheets by referencing existing SHEET's or specifying ‘Named Range’ for a specific spreadsheet in Sheets:. The Ranges: parameter is used in conjunction with Types: to determine how data is written into the specified spreadsheets. There are two methods for specifying the range to read:

• Cell Reference
• NAMED RANGE

When specifying a Cell Reference in the Ranges: parameter, the format of the range takes one of the following two forms:

• start_cell:end_cell (eg: A5:A25 )
• start_cell (eg: A5 )

The first format should be used together by selecting ‘Normal Range’ in Types:, while the second format should be used with the ‘Row’ or ‘Column’ selections in Types:.

Note: Use ‘Row’ or ‘Column’ selections in Types:, when writing variable length LIST's. Data will be written along the row or column from the specified start cell in Ranges: until all the list values have been written.

More than one Cell Reference or NAMED RANGE can be specified in Ranges: by comma-separating the individual cell reference's or NAMED RANGE values. Therefore, a single WRITE EXCEL ACTION can populate the cells within multiple spreadsheets with values from existing SCALAR's or LIST's.

Note: For every cell reference or NAMED RANGE specified in the Ranges: parameter, a corresponding value must be specified in each of the Sheets:, Types: and Lists: parameters, so that all four parameters contain the same number of entries.

Additionally, each range specified must have all their corresponding cells set to the same data type format. Thus if the first cell in a range is of the type 'Short Date' then all the cells must have the same format too.

Excel dates are handled as numeric data. Prior to writing to Excel, please use the DATE CONVERSION object on the DATA PROCESSING branch to convert DATEBOX data into the appropriate Excel format.

WRITE EXCEL ACTION
Essential Parameters:
Sheets:	Select sheets from list of available SHEET objects as data destinations
Ranges:	Comma-separated list of NAMED RANGE's or cell references to write into (eg. start_cell:end_cell→B6:G6 or single cell single_cell→A4)
Types:	Select type of write for each range specified (COLUMN, NORMAL RANGE, ROW)
Lists:	Select existing LIST's to write into spreadsheets
Optional Parameters:
Delimiter:	Character to act as delimiter in DORs in Ranges: parameter. default→%.
Do if:	Logical expression, if 'FALSE' then action NOT performed, otherwise 'TRUE'.
Checking:	Turn off the Builder's rules checking (default→STRICT or LENIENT)
WRITE EXCEL ACTION (PROCESSES Branch only)
Queue:	Set to TRUE to avoid running out of of free Excel processes