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Problem with Column name in Excel connection

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Hey there,

 

I'm trying to select data from a column before list rows present in a table and all I can get is null values.

This is the column name:

Sin título.png

"FECHA DE INGRESO 1ª ACOGDA/OTRO DISP.
(dd/mm/aaaa)"

It has a line break between "DISP." and "(dd/mm/aaaa)" that I can not remove because of some restrictions in the Excel Table. I've tryed to replace the line break with <br>, <br/>, /n, ... without success. Also, I've replace the dot with _x002e_ ...

 

Please, I don't want to give up on this!

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    JaviCear Profile Picture
    23 on at
    Re: Problem with Column name in Excel connection

    Well, after all I have found a way by my own.
    Using a string variable with the column name (including the line break), previously to the Select action, and then setting it into the proper item: "item()?[variables('nameofvariable')]".

    Works fine.

     

     

  • JaviCear Profile Picture
    23 on at
    Re: Problem with Column name in Excel connection

    🤔

  • JaviCear Profile Picture
    23 on at
    Re: Problem with Column name in Excel connection

    UP!!!! 😊

  • JaviCear Profile Picture
    23 on at
    Re: Problem with Column name in Excel connection

    Hello!!

     

    @rrovira or somebody can help me? Please...

  • JaviCear Profile Picture
    23 on at
    Re: Problem with Column name in Excel connection

    Hi @rrovira . Thanks for your reply. Sorry, I meant "\n".

     

    Sure, this is the part of the flow where I have the problem:

     

    Sin título2.png

     

    There is no OData filter at the LIST ROWS PRESENT IN A TABLE action, or any advanced option checked.

     

    As you can see, between the SELECT and the LIST ROWS PRESENT IN A TABLE actions, I'm doing an a ARRAY FILTER. And, in this ARRAY FILTER I have no problem with the column ['FECHA SALIDA (dd/mm/yyyy)'] that has also a line break, just before "(dd/...". Is in the SELECT action, where the input body comes from the ARRAY FILTER, where I can't get values of these columns (here with the line breaks): 

    ['FECHA DE INGRESO 1ª ACOGDA/OTRO DISP.
    (dd/mm/aaaa)'] 

    and 

    ['FECHA SALIDA
    (dd/mm/aaaa)']

     

    If you need more info, please let me know it.

     

    Thank you so much!

  • rrovira Profile Picture
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    Re: Problem with Column name in Excel connection

    Hello, @JaviCear

     

    Would you be so kind as to share a screenshot of your flow? I'd like to replicate the issue and see if we can figure out a solution! Thanks in advance!

     

    (EDIT)

    I'm still doing some tests but I found this: ("\n" instead of "/n") 

    rrovira_1-1623790797214.png

     

     

     

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