# Managing Excel table size (rows) with MBS plugin and libXL

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/managing-excel-table-size-rows-with-mbs-plugin-and-libxl/5124>\
**Category:** Floating Topics\
**Tags:** excel, mbs\
**Created:** [November 13, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/managing-excel-table-size-rows-with-mbs-plugin-and-libxl/5124 "2025-11-13T03:27:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![figuredisfondo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@figuredisfondo](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/figuredisfondo)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/managing-excel-table-size-rows-with-mbs-plugin-and-libxl/5124/1 "2025-11-13T03:27:10Z")

</div>

I’m writing data into a column of an Excel table using the MBS plugin (XL.Sheet.CellWriteText inside a loop). However, the table size (number of rows) doesn’t update automatically as new rows are written.  
Is there a way to force Excel or libXL to update the table range dynamically?

thanks

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MonkeybreadSoftware](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/monkeybreadsoftware/32/361_2.png) [@MonkeybreadSoftware](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/MonkeybreadSoftware)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 7:02am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/managing-excel-table-size-rows-with-mbs-plugin-and-libxl/5124/2 "2025-11-13T07:02:58Z")

</div>

what doesn't change?  
Do you have a short script to show?