How do I automatically update a CSV file in Excel?

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Here are the steps to get an automatic refresh from the csv file: From a blank work select "From Text" in the "Get External Data" section of the Data tab. Use the Text Import Wizard to set how your csv file will be imported. After you select Finish to exit the Import Wizard, a dialog box titled Import Text will come up.

How do I automate a CSV file in Excel?

Power Automate allows you to open comma-delimited and tab-delimited CSV files directly through the Launch Excel action. To convert a CSV file of this type to XLSX, open the file and then save it as a new Excel workbook using the Save document as option in the Close Excel action.

Do CSV automatically update?

No, not as long as you have csv (flat) files. You could have your data processing create xls files and not csv files, and then the update would not require the file to be opened.

How do you get Excel to automatically update data?

Automatically refresh data at regular intervals1Click a cell in the external data range.2On the Data tab, in the Connections group, click Refresh All, and then click Connection Properties.3Click the Usage tab.4Select the Refresh every check box, and then enter the number of minutes between each refresh operation.Refresh an external data connection in Excel - Microsoft Support

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