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Count the number times a specific character appears in a text string in Power Automate

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Posted on by SkoolZ 43

Hi All, 

I'd like to know the simplest way to count how many times a / appears in different strings e.g. : 

 

/Folder/Folder2/Folder3/Folder4

/Folder/Folder2/Folder3/Folder4/Folder5/Folder6

/Folder/Folder2/Folder3/Folder4/Folder5

/Folder/Folder2/Folder3/Folder4/Folder5/Folder6/Folder7/Folder8

 

Thanks in advance

 

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    SkoolZ 43 on at

    I have figured it out by using this expression : 

    length(split(variables('FilePath'),'/'))

     

    It splits the text into sections where the / is and then counts the splits. So I end up with 

     

    /Folder/Folder2/Folder3/Folder4  = 4 sections

    /Folder/Folder2/Folder3/Folder4/Folder5/Folder6 = 6 sections

    /Folder/Folder2/Folder3/Folder4/Folder5 = 5 sections

    /Folder/Folder2/Folder3/Folder4/Folder5/Folder6/Folder7/Folder8 = 8 sections

     

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