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Rename Excel files with changing trailing characters

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Hi,

 

I have an excel file to be renamed among other files, after downloading it in the folder

File Name: export_123456789

 

Is there a way to rename this file . The characters after the underscore keep on changing every time after I download the file.

 

Any help, would be appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

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  • Henrik_M Profile Picture
    Henrik_M 2,021 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    If you can use Get files in folder with a filter so it just returns that one file, you can use Rename file(s) with %Files[0]% as the input afterwards.

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    fraenK 2,125 on at

    Following action outputs a file variable, which you can use with the rename file action:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/webautomation#clickdownloadlink

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/file#renamefiles

     

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