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Automatically Refresh All Data Connections in Excel Using Office Scripts

  Automate Excel Data Refresh with Office Scripts If you work with Excel files that contain Power Query , external databases , or connected data sources , manually refreshing the data every time can be repetitive. Office Scripts provide a simple way to automate this process. In this article, we'll explain the following Office Script: function main(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) { // Refresh all data connections workbook.refreshAllDataConnections(); } What is Office Scripts? Office Scripts is a feature in Excel for Microsoft 365 that allows you to automate repetitive tasks using TypeScript , a language based on JavaScript. Office Scripts can: Refresh data connections Format worksheets Create tables Generate reports Automate daily Excel tasks Work with Power Automate Understanding the Script Let's break the code into smaller parts. Function Declaration function main(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) { Every Office Script starts with a main() function. What does it do? main...