How to Read .xlsb using Uipath

[Vincent_Nuestro]

Hi i want to read .xlsb file using excel application scope but it did not work on our UIPAth studio version 18.4.1.0.

any alternative way to read the file?

Thank you in advance.
-Vincent

[lakshman (Ganta lakshman)]

@Vincent_Nuestro

Hope below thread helps you.

How to read binary excel sheet using uipath

My Input file will come in binary format (.xlsb). but bot is unable to read.So my next step is i want to convert this file to .xlsx file using macro or vba code. Can someone tell me how to get that vba or macro code? Thanks

[dokumentor (Gabriel Marin)]

@Vincent_Nuestro I see no problem reading xlsb files using latest Studio version 2021.10.3. Any reason you are unable to update?

[Vincent_Nuestro]

Hi @dokumentor

it is used in the Production server, if i update the Uipath in there it will affect a lot of Bot’s.

[Vincent_Nuestro]

hi @lakshman
thanks for this, unfortunately it did not work on my uipath version:(

[lakshman (Ganta lakshman)]

@Vincent_Nuestro

Can you please update UiPath.Excel.Activities package to latest version and then check it once.

[Vincent_Nuestro]

hi @lakshman
i already updated the excel activities. but it is still not working