Error : read range (Help me please)

[fairymemay (noona)]

I use read range excel but it error.
original file excel .xls , but if i edit to .xlsx.
UIPATH work complete.

Please guide me about it.

[Sugumar8785 (Sugumar Ramachandran)]

Hi @fairymemay

Please check below thread if it helps,

Read range : Your stream was neither an OLE2 stream, nor an OOXML stream

Scenario: Read Range Excel File (.xls extension) Steps to reproduce: Try to read an excel file with Read Range activity. Current Behavior: Throws an exception: Read range : Your stream was neither an OLE2 stream, nor an OOXML stream. Expected Behavior: Returns the spreadsheet as a Datatable Studio/Robot/Orchestrator Version: UiPath Studio version: 2016.2.6274 OS Version: Windows 7 (64 bits) Others if Relevant: (workflow, logs, .net version, service pack, etc): Excel file: VL06O - B…

[fairymemay (noona)]

@Sugumar8785 I try to downgrade the version but error.

[Sugumar8785 (Sugumar Ramachandran)]

@fairymemay hope, my suggestion to use excel application scope resolved your issue. Please mark it as solution.

Thanks, Happy Automation!