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Posted on by Jonas_Cruzrj 14

Hi, I am developing a flow that obtains the content of a csv file in sharepoint to convert into excel xlsx. However, when dividing the file contents and a new line, this error appears:
 
"Unable to process template language expressions in action 'splitByLines' inputs at line '0' and column '0': 'The template language function 'split' expects its first parameter to be of type string. The provided value is of type 'Object'. Please see https://aka.ms/logicexpressions#split for usage details.'."
 
Could You help me?
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    SudeepGhatakNZ Profile Picture
    SudeepGhatakNZ 14,394 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Can you share the output of the SharePoint action? I can check.
    The error you’re encountering occurs because the split() function in Power Automate expects a string as input, but you're passing an object (the CSV file content is likely being read as an object rather than a string).
     
  • takolota1 Profile Picture
    takolota1 4,978 Moderator on at
    If you need to go from a CSV to a new Excel table, then this template may help, or at least show you some actions & expressions you may need

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