---
title: "excelSetCell"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PSJ/15484062/excelSetCell"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)


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| **Syntax** | excelSetCell(workbookFID, value, [worksheet_name], cell_addr_or_x_y) | **Package** | excel |
| **Alias** |  | **Pkg Usage** | setCell(workbookFID, value, [worksheet_name], cell_addr_or_x_y) |

## Description

> Macro (excerpt)
> 
> Updates the value of the specified cell in the open workbook.

Updates the value of the specified cell in the open workbook.

## Parameters

| Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| workbookFID | Integer | Yes | The file id of the open workbook. The file id is returned from running the excelOpenWorkbook() function. |
| value | String | No | The value that the cell should be set to. |
| worksheet_name | String | No | The name of the worksheet the cell is on. |
| cell_addr_or_x_y | String | No | The cell address, like A1, or the cell coordinates like 2, 3. |

## Return Type

**Boolean**

Returns true if the operation was successful, false otherwise.

## Example

Add a new row and data to an existing workbook.

```javascript
use "excel";
int fid = openWorkbook("snakes.xlsx");
setCurrentSheet(fid, "Venemous Snakes");
addRow(fid, 1);
setCell(fid, "Lawyer Snake", 1, 0);
setCell(fid, "Cheatum Maximus", 1, 1);
closeWorkbook(fid);
```

Result: A new row with data is added to the worksheet.

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## See also

> Macro (contentbylabel)