Text to Columns
Splits the text of each cell of one column at a delimiter into the columns to its right (or from a destination cell). Numeric parts are written as numbers.
Behaviour
Risk: Low · 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.textToColumns
Properties#
Input#
Sheet#
Sheet · String · Required · Default: Sheet1
The name of the sheet.
Range#
Range · String · Required · Default: Not specified in package metadata
One column of cells to split.
Delimiter#
Delimiter · String · Optional · Default: ,
The separator. Defaults to a comma.
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#
Destination#
Destination · String · Optional · Default: Not specified in package metadata
The first cell written. Empty overwrites the source column and fills the columns to its right.
Output#
Columns#
Columns · Int32 · Output
The most parts any cell split into.
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)
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Generated from Velophex.Excel.Activities 0.7.1-rc.7. Category: Excel. Keywords: excel, workbook, xlsx, spreadsheet, text to columns, split, delimiter, parse.
Properties
Input
Options
Output
Rules
Retry and risk
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