# File name matching

**URL:** <https://forum.uipath.com/t/topic/5721274>\
**Category:** Studio\
**Tags:** question, studio, excel, activities\
**Created:** [February 17, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/topic/5721274 "2026-02-17T05:45:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/topic/5721274/1 "2026-02-17T05:45:02Z")

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① Read the file list.xlsx  
② Read the files in a specific folder  
③ If a file read in step ② exists in the file list, write 〇 in the file list’s “Exists” column

I’m trying to implement this process, but it always determines that the file doesn’t exist.

I’d appreciate it if you could let me know what might be causing the error or suggest a simpler way to do this.

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**Author:** ![Yoichi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/yoichi/32/523754_2.png) [@Yoichi](https://forum.uipath.com/u/Yoichi)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/topic/5721274/2 "2026-02-17T08:16:09Z")

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Hello,

For now, perhaps you could set a breakpoint on the conditional activity and run the workflow in debug mode. Once it stops, start by comparing the contents of folderFiles with the value of CurrentRow(“File”).ToString.  
If you’re able to share some sample data, that might also help.