# Read from Excel

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455>\
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**Created:** [September 30, 2016, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455 "2016-09-30T07:47:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![rgs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/rgs/32/13536_2.png) [@rgs](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/rgs)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455/1 "2016-09-30T07:47:39Z")

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Hello every one

I’m trying to load a Excel file into dynamo with the node Excel.ReadFromFile. but when i try, it comes up with this error.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/2X/d/d22666fadb74d51975ec5ab26783024b3c275ee6.jpg)

do any of you, have an idea how to fix that ?

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![rgs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/rgs/32/13536_2.png) [@rgs](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/rgs)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455/2 "2016-09-30T07:52:06Z")

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this is what is in the Excel file

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/2X/d/d2f344cafc92dd7a0f2de54cc2dd7431f3e78cbc.png)

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**Author:** ![Thomas\_Vogt1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@Thomas\_Vogt1](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Thomas_Vogt1)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455/3 "2016-09-30T07:57:01Z")

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try to place in excel the cursor on cell A1, but make sure not to be in the cell directly. Quit all active commands in excel. Make sure the file path is correct. Maybe the name of the file is too long. Try to restart Dynamo.

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**Author:** ![HAOPI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HAOPI](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/HAOPI)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455/4 "2016-09-30T08:11:56Z")

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Hallo,

here is the solution [Excel read](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/excel-read/6429/2?u=haopi)

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**Author:** ![HAOPI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HAOPI](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/HAOPI)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455/5 "2016-09-30T08:14:14Z")

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![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/2X/e/ef4946479eb351cc91150311dcbf8703eb7e992b.png)

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**Author:** ![rgs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/rgs/32/13536_2.png) [@rgs](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/rgs)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455/6 "2016-09-30T08:15:07Z")

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i’m already using the File.FromPath node

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/2X/a/a9d99e3f467a7c758a617708d14bf16da3286608.jpg)

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**Author:** ![rgs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/rgs/32/13536_2.png) [@rgs](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/rgs)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455/7 "2016-09-30T08:16:48Z")

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Okay new qustion why dos it work when the document is on the desktop, and not in a folder ?

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/2X/6/68c636ecae44f07f87baddaf7ed7c4bee30f46f8.jpg)

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**Author:** ![GregX](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/gregx/32/56837_2.png) [@GregX](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/GregX)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455/8 "2016-09-30T09:20:10Z")

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How long is the file path? i.e. are there many folders before that file? try moving the file a folder deeper every dynamo run to test if the file path length is the problem.

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**Author:** ![Mostafa\_El\_Ayoubi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/mostafa_el_ayoubi/32/7815_2.png) [@Mostafa\_El\_Ayoubi](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Mostafa_El_Ayoubi)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-from-excel/6455/9 "2016-09-30T10:10:29Z")

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Are there any special characters in the file path ? Folder names with accents etc. i’be had problems with that before .