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title: "Get Line Count"
slug: "get-line-count"
tags: ["csv", "excel", "line count"]
updated: 2025-07-09T14:16:49Z
published: 2025-07-09T14:16:49Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/get-line-count"
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# Get Line Count

## Overview

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 5.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 5.0.0 |
| **Location** | Data > Excel and CSV |

The **Get Line Count** step outputs a count of the total number of **used** lines in an Excel/CSV file.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| File Type | The type of file being used by the step | CsvFileType |
| Ignore First Row | Ignores the first row in the file | Boolean |
| Input | The Excel or CSV file to pull the data from | FileData |
| Worksheet Number | The Worksheet Number to get the line count from. The worksheet number starts at 1. | Int32 |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Output | Returns the total number of lines in the file | Int32 |

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