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Convert word doc to PDF

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Hey,
 
I had a previous working from where my flow is triggered by an app, this flow basically fills out a word template, saves it to Sharepoint then converts to PDF to then send as an email attachment. I've previously had this working fine, but I've had to change the save location of the file and now i'm struggling to get this working again.
 
The flow is failing at the convert word doc to PDF function. I've tried getting file properties and using several bits of dynamic content, such as path, file identifier, I've also tried using the dynamic content from the create file but struggling to get this working. I previously had this working with just the 'File name' dynamic content from 'get file properties'. Also tried get file content from path which does seem to get the file content but that throws the error 'the provided workflow action input is not valid'

I'm getting a mix of errors, mainly, the provided workflow action input is not valid or the file isn't found. Does anyone have any ideas to help me here? I really want to avoid using one drive if possible but I've had a solution working consistently on one driver just seems to be a few nuances on Sharepoint I'm struggling to figure out.
 
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  • Expiscornovus Profile Picture
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    Can you share a screenshot of your current setup? This will help the troubleshooting.
     
     
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    Hey sure, screenshot below. The part following the delay of getting file content is the main part II've been playing with experimenting, with getting file properties, getting the content from the file properties etc. Thanks

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    BT-01121050-0 Profile Picture
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    My file was nested within a few folders on Sharepoint, i thought i'd tried pulling the dynamic content with the file path but maybe i'd included a space. On the convert to word doc, under the file section my solution now shows:

    /folderA/FolderB/FolderC/>This is where you would insert your dynamic content 'body/Name' from the create file outputs<
     
    Hopefully this helps someone in the future as i've spent more time on this than i care to admit 

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