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I am getting a list of files in a folder and storing them into a variable named Files

This works well and as designed, and I can see all the files in the folder.

The issue comes in when I try to reference the first item in the array Files[0]

I've tried:

=Files[0]

=$Files[0]

=%Files[0]%

I get a series of different errors and cannot seem to be able to select that item.

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Issues with referencing a particular variable in an array with PowerFX enabled

Try to use an index function for that:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/power-fx#examples

Below is an example

=Index(Files,1).Name

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