Hi All, I’m using Read Range (workbook version) to read several Excel files. I only need to read information from these files (no write, rename, or move activities), but occasionally I receive the “File In Use” error when another user has the file open. So is there a way to read the information wit…

can tick “read-only” property in excel application scope to read excel files that are currently opened by other people [image]

Read Range While File In Use

rpavanguard (RPA Vanguard) December 9, 2020, 10:17pm 3

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