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Extract Zip and Rename to Zip filename

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Hello,

New to forums and at early stages of exploring what Power Automate can do.   I am trying to build a flow (or series of flows) to achieve the following:

1. save a ZIP file from specific emails onto OneDrive

2. Rename the ZIP file to include the email subject line

3. Extract the ZIP file content (single XLS file) into a new folder

4. Rename the Extracted file in step 3 with the file name from Step 2 (but retaining the XLS file type)

5. Delete the ZIP file from step 3

I have managed to do separate flows that covers steps 1-3, but am struggling with Step 4 (and haven't got to step 5!).   I've looked at a number of examples in the community that do bits but can't piece them together into a single flow.   It feels like it should be more straightforward than I am finding it!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Simon

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  • lbendlin Profile Picture
    8,649 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    This should get you going

    Compression actions reference - Power Automate | Microsoft Learn

     

    Hopefully you meant xlsx, not xls ?

  • simonf85 Profile Picture
    4 on at

    Thanks for the link; I'll have a read through.

    And yes, meant .xlsx (showing my age).

    Thanks

  • simonf85 Profile Picture
    4 on at

    Hi, have had a bit of a tinker with your link above but as far as I can tell it only works on Power Automate Desktop - I am working on the cloud version and can't find any Zip/ Unzip actions as shown in the link.   Also, as far as I can tell I have to specify the source zip file to unzip and the source zip I am creating is different every time so not sure this will work unless I am being blind to something?
    Thanks

  • lbendlin Profile Picture
    8,649 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Ah, sorry, here's the cloud version.  Still requires you to save the file. 

    Power Automate: How to unzip a file - Manuel T. Gomes (manueltgomes.com)

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