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PowerShell document automation across OfficeIMO's document, spreadsheet, presentation, PDF, Project, Access, EPUB, invoicing, and conversion engines.

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Release OfficeIMO-v3.5.3
Language: C# Updated: 2026-11-03
Cmdlet

Get-OfficeExcelFormulaAnalysis

Aliases: ExcelFormulaAnalysis, ExcelFormulaAudit
Module
PSWriteOffice
Aliases
ExcelFormulaAnalysis ExcelFormulaAudit
Inputs
OfficeIMO.Excel.ExcelDocument
Outputs
System.Management.Automation.PSObject
Source
GetOfficeExcelFormulaAnalysisCommand.cs:22 Edit on GitHub

Gets workbook formula references, functions, volatile formulas, and external links.

Syntax

Get-OfficeExcelFormulaAnalysis
[-IncludeFormulas]
[-Path] <String>
[<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Path
Get-OfficeExcelFormulaAnalysis
-Document <ExcelDocument>
[-IncludeFormulas]
[<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Document

Examples

Find volatile and external-link formulas before publishing a workbook.

$analysis = Get-OfficeExcelFormulaAnalysis -Path .\Model.xlsx -IncludeFormulas
$analysis.Formulas |
    Where-Object { $_.IsVolatile -or $_.HasExternalReference } |
    Format-Table SheetName,Address,Formula,IsVolatile,HasExternalReference

Uses OfficeIMO formula analysis so scripts can review volatile functions and external workbook references without parsing package XML themselves.

Parameters

-IncludeFormulas SwitchParameter optional
Include per-cell formula details.
-Path String requiredposition: 0aliases: FilePath, InputPathsets: Path
Workbook path.
-Document ExcelDocument requiredpipeline: True (ByValue)sets: Document
Workbook document.

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.