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Posted on by efialttes 14,756

Hi all

I am exploring the options to use xpath() funtion for XML manipulation.

However, I am struggling trying to recreate the first example from the documentation:

 

Flow-xpath-docexample.png

 

The way I proceed with PowerAutomate to reproduce the example above is as follows:

Flow-xpath-editmode.png

However, when executing the flow, I do not get the result nodes in text format, but in UTF-8. Am I doing something wrong?

Flow-xpath-executionmode.png

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    v-bacao-msft on at

     

    Hi @efialttes ,

     

    Please check these similar threads and see if it helps:

    https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Flows/Iterate-XML-with-flow/m-p/163734#M16546

    https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General-Power-Automate/Parse-XML-using-Microsoft-Flow/td-p/114920

     

    Best Regards,

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    efialttes 14,756 on at

    @v-bacao-msft 

    Thanks for the links!

    I found what was the problem, now I managed to get text output by applying the following expression:

     

    xpath(xml(outputs('Compose')), 'string(/produce/item/name)')

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