# Get Window Name from Desktop Application with Partial filter

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**Created:** [February 26, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/get-window-name-from-desktop-application-with-partial-filter/2847 "2021-02-26T17:37:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/get-window-name-from-desktop-application-with-partial-filter/2847/1 "2021-02-26T17:37:44Z")

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I needed to get an Excel file Window Name, but the File has a fixed part of the name and a variable part.

In order to get the value with this dynamic part I as able to use the following command in the Get Value step from Windows GUI:

/w[Desktop]/w[/PricingReport\_Output\_\*/]

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