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Hi,
What is the best way to check of the format of a filename complies to a standard?

Our standard looks like this: BC1234-BAM-XX-XX-BQ-CN-0085.docx
(Project-Originator-Level-Location-Type-Role-Number)

Project is alphanumerical 6 characters
Originator is alphanumerical 3 characters
Level, Location, Type and role are alphanumerical 2 characters
Number has a minimum length of 4 characters (so below 1000 leading zero's are added)

I was thinking to use find to check if the - appears 6 times and substring to check if they are on the right position
substring(variables('filename'), 6,1 ) should be a - sign.

I'm not sure how to put this together.

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Hi @rolanddaane

Flow doesn't yet support regular expressions, yet you can build something using Typescript/Office Scripts How to use Regex in Power Automate (tachytelic.net). More recently, there is the option to create a C# Custom Connector, which might also suite your needs/requirements.

If neither apply, you could use the expression split(string,'-'). It will return an array of objects split on the -. You can then check each of the objects as you require?

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I subscribed and already liked your intro video.
Are you based in the UK?

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Hi @rolanddaane

I am indeed - North East Scotland!

Damien

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