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Power Automate getting value from an array

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Posted on by SBT2

Here is my Power Automate flow –

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TheIndex is initialized to 0 and Alpha to 1 and each is then incremented in Apply to Each step below.

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FilterArray looks as expected.

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Get-Name works as expected and return True for the array element body('FilterArray')[variables('TheIndex')]

 

Set Name does not work. Name is set to body('FilterArray')[variables('Alpha')] rather than the value of body('FilterArray')[variables('Alpha')]

 

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The results are:

 

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Excel results: These are the various iterations I tried. The correct result should be Stuart which is FilterArray[3].

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  • vivekpande18 Profile Picture
    vivekpande18 894 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Hi @SBT2 , 

    You are putting the expression directly into the variable Value field, this will not work. 

     

    You need to put the below expression from the expression tab into the variable, then only it will work. 

     

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    Thanks

    Vivek Pande

     

  • SBT1 Profile Picture
    SBT1 11 on at

    Thanks for the reply. That is how I entered the expression. Is this what you meant?

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  • SBT1 Profile Picture
    SBT1 11 on at

    I was wrong, I had just pasted the expression into the field. When I entered in the expression dialog it worked. Thanks.

  • vivekpande18 Profile Picture
    vivekpande18 894 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    You can mark this thread as Accept as solution and close it

     

    Thanks

    Vivek Pande

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