Insert/Delete Columns

Inserts or deletes columns starting at a specified index.

Behaviour

Risk: Medium · Idempotent: No · Safe to retry: No · Recovery: Not replayed after a crash

Package Excel activities Velophex.Excel.Activities 0.7.1-rc.7 · Supported (Core profile) · type id velophex.excel.insertDeleteColumns

Properties#

Input#

Sheet#

Sheet · String · Required · Default: Sheet1

The name of the sheet.

Column#

Column · String · Required · Default: Not specified in package metadata

1-based column number or letter (e.g. 1 or 'B').

Workbook#

Workbook · ExcelWorkbookReference · Optional · Default: Not specified in package metadata

The Excel file to use. Empty uses the innermost enclosing Use Excel File; set it to the Reference As name of a Use Excel File to use that one.

Options#

Count#

Count · Int32 · Optional · Default: 1

Number of columns to insert or delete.

Delete#

Delete · Boolean · Optional · Default: False

True to delete columns; False to insert columns.

Rules#

• Must be inside Use Excel File.

Retry and risk#

This activity is not marked safe to retry: if it fails partway, check whether its work already happened before running it again. If a run is interrupted and the outcome of a step is unknown, the step is never retried automatically (what to do). How activities declare this: characteristics, retries and risk.

Every activity also has the engine's common properties: Timeout and Continue On Error.

Related activities#

• Append Range (Excel)
• Auto Fill
• Auto Fit Range
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• Copy Paste Range
• Copy Sheet
• Create Sheet
• Create Table

Generated from Velophex.Excel.Activities 0.7.1-rc.7. Category: Excel. Keywords: excel, workbook, xlsx, spreadsheet, columns, insert, delete.

Properties

Input

Options

Rules

Retry and risk

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