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Create Your First Library In Uipath

Purpose Of Library

Scenario

Create The Library

1. Go to "New Project" and select "Library".


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2. A popup window will come to enter the project name and path. Click on the "Create" button.


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3. Once the project is created, go to the file "NewActivity.xaml".
4. Inside the "NewActivity.xaml", create 2 arguments. The argument "inputFolderPath" inputs the folder path and the argument "outputFilesCount" is the output argument that returns the count of files.


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5. Drag and drop the "Assign" activity and set the value to "outputFilesCount" arguments.


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6. Save the library project.

Publish The Library

1. Click on the "Publish" button in the "Design" tab.


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2. A window will appear to set the project properties. Click on the "Next" button.


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3. In the next window, select the "Publish options". Here, set the "Publish To" to "Custom" and set the "Custom URL" to the local path.


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4. Click on the "Publish" button.
5. Once the publish is completed, you will get the following message.


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6. The package is created with the file extension ".nupkg".


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Add Library In Uipath Studio

1. Go to "Home" → "Settings" → "Manage Sources".


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2. Click on the "+" button to add the package path.
3. Enter the "Name" and "Source" and click on the "Add" button.


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Use Library In The New Project

1. Create a new project of type "Process".
2. Once the project is created, click on the "Manage Packages" in the "Design" tab.
3. A popup window will appear. Go to "MyPackage" and click on the required library.


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4. Click on "Install" and then "Save".
5. Once installed, the library will appear on the activities window.


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6. Drag and drop the "NewActivity" activity and set the arguments.
7. Finally, display the count in the message box.
8. Save and run the bot.


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Output