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Table Processing

Please read the Material Usage Rules on this site.

Tables are used to handle more complex, organized data than lists. For example, an online store catalog where each row has different data: name, price, description, etc.

Tables can be used for:​

  • Working with a set of data
  • Adding and getting table elements
  • Deleting rows, columns, and duplicates
  • Linking to a file
  • Getting the number of rows and columns

How to add to your project?​

Right-click: Add Action → Tables → Table Processing.

How to add to project?

Available functions:​

Note

For column numbers, you can use either numbers (starting at zero) or uppercase Latin letters.

Get column​

Lets you take the values of a certain table column and put them into a list.

Get column

Choose the Table → select the Function → specify the Column you want to get → choose the List to put the column in.

Get lines​

You can get rows with the option to delete them from the table and write them to a list or variables.

Get rows

  • Row selection criteria:
    • All
    • Does not contain text
    • Not matching regex
    • First
    • By numbers
    • Random
    • Contains text
    • Matching regex
  • Remove after getting. Decides if the rows you got will stay in the table.
  • Place the result: You can put the row into a List or Variables. There's a table below to set this up.

Add line​

Recommended

If you need to add several rows at once, use the action Text Processing with “To Table” function.

With this function, you can put static text (string) or a variable into a table. These will be added to the end of the table.

Note

If your table is linked to a file with .csv, .xls(x), or .ods extension, use {-String.Tab-} as a separator.

Add list​

This does the opposite — you can put a chosen list into a specific table column.

Pick a column to fill → Select a list.

Record cell​

Adds text to a specific cell.

Write cell

  • Row and Column. Here you set the static cell coordinates or do it through variables.
  • Value. Enter static text (string) or a variable.

Read cell​

Get the value from a specified cell.

  • Row and Column. Set static cell coordinates, or use variables.
  • Put to variable. Pick a variable to put the result in.

Get the number of columns​

Find out how many columns are in the table.

Bind

You can put the result into a variable (numeric value only (int)).

Get number of lines​

Shows how many rows are in the table. You can put the result into a variable (numeric value only (int)).

Bind to file​

Lets you link the table to a file while your project is running.

Bind

You need this action if you don’t know the file path when launching the template, and will get it while running.

  • File path. Choose a file or variable with the file path.
  • Create a file if it does not exist. If there’s no file, it’ll be created automatically.

Sort​

Sorts table elements in ascending or descending order.

Sort table

  • Columns. Select the ones you need. ZennoDroid will pick up columns with values and suggest them.
  • Sort content as numbers if it is possible. Uses numeric sorting if it’s possible.
Condition for use

This option only works if the column contains only whole numbers. If there are decimals, it sorts as strings.

  • Sort type. Sort by Ascending or Descending.

Save to file​

Saves the table to a file while the project runs. You need to pick a file or variable with the path.

Note

This function only overwrites an existing file.

Remove duplicates​

This function deletes duplicate values from the table.

  • Columns. Check for duplicates in All or specific columns. ZennoDroid will pick up columns with values and suggest them.

Delete column​

Deletes the selected column from the table entirely.

  • Column. Enter a specific column or variable.
Note

The column will be deleted with all its values.

Delete lines​

Lets you delete certain rows across all columns.

Remove rows

  • Row selection criteria:
    • All
    • By numbers
    • Containing only space symbols
    • Containing text
    • First
    • Matching regex
    • Not containing text
    • Not matching regex
    • Random
Note

The specified row gets deleted from all columns.

Tips for working with tables​

This info helps for proper project use
  • Avoid linking very large files (100 MB or more) to a table without using “Save table changes to file”, especially if you have low RAM.
  • If you’re working with a table linked to the same file in several projects at once, use the same separator everywhere. For example, if one template uses ; for columns and another uses -, it’ll cause errors.
  • If your project runs with multiple threads, and each thread handles its own row, you should turn on “Save table changes to file”. This lets you get data from the table and delete it after you take it.
  • If you sync with a file, changes made by any thread will instantly show up in the project since the table is shared across all threads.
  • But if you’re not syncing with a file, every thread makes its own copy of the table. That means deleting a row in one thread won’t change the table in the others.
  • Keep in mind: tables in RAM take up much more space than the original file. For example, a 10 MB CSV-based table in 100 threads with no file sync can use up 5 GB of RAM. So try not to use lists and tables in “no sync” mode unless you really have to.

Example​

Open the marketplace app, collect product names you want into a list, and then add them to a table for future use.

Example