Select Multiple Files

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Summary

Select multiple files from a window pop up and obtain the result in a DataTable with one dataColumn named 'File' that will have the absolute paths of the selected files

Overview

The default UiPath activity Select File only lets you select one file and then passes the path of the selected file to a String in the output.

This activity as its name states, allows you to select multiple files.

Once the custom activity is placed the process it will show a Windows Explorer pop up where you can select one or a multitude of files freely.

To select multiple files you can use the mouse or CTRL+click or Shift+Click much like selecting in an ordinary scenario.

The output of this activity will be a datatable that will contain all of the selected files under a column named File, you can then loop through each file path.

Benefits

Published: 09 Mar 2020 | Updated: 18 Dec 2020

Reda MARZOUK

RPA Technical Consultant

License

MIT

Code Language

Visual Basic

Runtime

.NET Framework

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