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excel validation set

zmworm edited this page Mar 31, 2026 · 23 revisions

Excel: Data Validation - set

Modify existing data validation rules.

Path: /{SheetName}/validation[N]

Properties

Property Accepted Values Description
sqref cell/range reference Update the target range
type validation type Update validation type
formula1 value/formula Update first value
formula2 value/formula Update second value
operator operator keyword Update comparison operator
allowBlank bool Allow blank values
showError bool Toggle error alert
errorTitle string Update error title
error string Update error message
showInput bool Toggle input prompt
promptTitle string Update prompt title
prompt string Update prompt message

Examples

officecli set data.xlsx /Sheet1/validation[1] --prop formula1="Yes,No,N/A"
officecli set data.xlsx /Sheet1/validation[2] --prop formula2=200 --prop error="Enter 1-200"

Based on OfficeCLI v1.0.28

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