Can Code Interpreter Generate Downloadable Excel Files?

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Hi Pickaxe Team @abhi @danny_support @nathaniel @Ned.Malki

I previously posted about Excel file generation ( Excel Sheet Generator ) where danny_support provided helpful guidance on using Copilot for CSV export and webhook approaches. I really appreciate the support from the team. Following that discussion, I have a specific follow-up question about Code Interpreter capabilities: Can Code Interpreter generate downloadable Excel files with advanced formatting?

Specifically, I need to:

1. Generate comprehensive data based on user topic (e.g., “make excel for carbohydrates”)

2. Create properly formatted Excel files with: - Colored headers (blue background, white text) - Color-coded cells (green for positive results, red for negative) - Borders, alternating row colors, auto-fitted columns

3. Provide users with a downloadable .xlsx file directly in the chat I saw Ned.Malki’s excellent tutorial on chart generation with Code Interpreter ( How to create awesome Charts & Graphs - (video tutorial) ), which demonstrates file generation capabilities. However, I want to confirm if this extends to Excel files with formatting rather than just charts or images.

Specific questions: - Does Code Interpreter support libraries like pandas and openpyxl for Excel generation? - Will download links appear automatically in the Pickaxe interface when Code Interpreter creates an .xlsx file? - Is this approach more reliable than the webhook to n8n/Make route for this specific use case? I’m trying to avoid the complexity of external automation workflows if Code Interpreter can handle this natively within Pickaxe. danny_support, Ned.Malki, or anyone who has implemented similar functionality - any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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i just tested seems like they are not able to generate link to download just showing me a text not a link or infact they are even not generating ?

see i requested for a sheet they successfully executed the action

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But showing me only text not a link to download ? how pdfs are downloading ?

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is this action is really competent for smart users ?

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Hi @kenlyle, could you please email us the session ID so we can check? It’s also possible the Action didn’t trigger in that run. We’ll know more once we see the session details and can check what happened on the backend.

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Hey @abhi here is the session id , 779bda86-6d63-4ae9-a65c-58b056c389b2 and this is my pickaxe link : Pharmacists

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Hi @kenlyle, I checked your setup and the issue is with the trigger prompt.

Right now, you’ve written detailed instructions about what the action should do. That part belongs in the main prompt.

The trigger prompt is only meant to explain when the action should run, not how it should work in detail.

So you’ll want to simplify the trigger prompt and clearly describe the condition that should activate the action.

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Thanks. Flagging this for my junior collaborator.