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    Update Flag Data Type Question

    What step should I be using? What does the expression syntax look like? Seems like something that should be simple to do...I think I'm just overlooking something very basic. I just want to update a data item that is set as a flag... It's initial value is set to False... I want to update it...
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    Solved File Management - Download File (Webclient Request Error)

    Figured it out. This action has inputs named "URL" and "Path".. Turns out that "Path" is intended to also include the file name at the end of the actual filepath. I assumed it would have retained the filename for the URL provided, but it does not.
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    Solved File Management - Download File (Webclient Request Error)

    Blue prism support is astounding. 48 hours, no response.
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    Solved File Management - Download File (Webclient Request Error)

    Does anyone have an example of this vbo action working? Is it the website throwing the error, or is it something else?
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    Solved File Management - Download File (Webclient Request Error)

    I'm attempting to grab a file from a URL, I have the link to the specific file including the filetype in the Source URL, and a valid Destination Path set. When running, I am getting the error below. I've checked for errors and nothing comes back. Any ideas what I should check or what to try...
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    Attach to running excel workbook Application Modeler

    That's interesting, because every post found in these search results says otherwise.... https://www.rpaforum.net/search/187136/?q=smart+view&o=date
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    Attach to running excel workbook Application Modeler

    Okay, so how do I automate smartview? It's an excel addin that shows up as a new ribbon item.....
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    Attach to running excel workbook Application Modeler

    Am I not asking this question correctly? It seems like a pretty straight forward question, and something that should be achievable using the blue prism GUI.
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    Attach to excel in Application Modeller

    If I have a workbook named Book1.xlsx, running and visible.... with no other workbooks open.... what settings would you use to attach to it from the modeler??? It has to be in the modeler because I am using UIAutomation to navigate the toolbars. This is about as straight forward as I can...
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    Attach to running excel workbook Application Modeler

    I found out how to pass handles between pages and stuff. This is done by right clicking on the "start" item on the object and setting inputs required there. Still zero solutions for attaching to an existing excel instance using the Application Modeller though.
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    Attach to running excel workbook Application Modeler

    Excel 2016, 64bit application. I've created some menu navigation steps in Object Studio, Everything works if I have excel launch as a new application from within the modeler.... however... When trying to attach to an existing workbook within the modeler, no combination of things seems to...
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    Can Blue Prism Automate Smartview? Or Spy Excel Toolbar?

    We are evaluating this software, the answer to every difficult question has been to code it in VBA and then call the macro from BP. I'm not seeing much value in that. I can put most VBA code into VB.net but the smartview function set is only available in VBA from what I can tell. Is there a...
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    Can Blue Prism Automate Smartview? Or Spy Excel Toolbar?

    I'm very new to this RPA world. I've been tasked to do a few things in excel using blue prism... Can I Connect to smartview using blueprism? Can I spy an already open Excel instance? Maybe identify the toolbar elements and automate smartview that way? The Smartview login is an IE based...
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