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Excel Automation -> T32 - Delete rows from Excel document based on specific criteria

Task Description: Automation Anywhere provides easy Excel Automation. For more information see Excel Automation Solution. This examples shows how to delete rows from an Excel sheet if the cell contains a specific word.

Solution
To see how the task runs in Automation Anywhere, download the files. T32.atmn Delete-Rows.xls Note: Save the xls in C: drive, the .atmn file in My Documents -> Automation Anywhere -> Automation Anywhere -> My Tasks Below are the steps that make the Task:
1.	Create new task	Click on New->Task Editor.
2.	Open Excel file	From Application Category->Excel, Select 'Open Spreadsheet' option Screenshot 1.
3.	Create Variable	Click on Tools -> Variable Manager. Create variable Cell1 of type "value".
4.	Loop through all the rows until the word 'STOP' is found	Insert Loop for variable "Cell1" not equal to "STOP". Screenshot 2
5.	IF Command	Insert If command to compare value of variable to specified criteria (For this task specified criteria is 'automation') Screenshot 3
6.	Delete the row if the criteria matches	If Criteria matches delete the entire row. Excel: Delete Active Cell with option entire row.
7.	Close Spreadsheet	Insert the Close Spreadsheet command. Uncheck the 'Do not save the changes' checkbox to save changes. Screenshot 4

When you run this task, it loops through all the cells in the first column in excel sheet until word 'STOP' is found. If it matches criteria given by user then it will delete that particular row from excel sheet. Note: You can run this task on any column. Simply keep the cell in that column selected before you run the task.