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"Populate a Microsoft Word Template" generating a .docx file with undreadable content

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I have a flow which takes answers from a Microsoft Form and uses them to populate a template. The template is saved as a .docx. The flow runs successfully but sends a word document as an attachment that produces the following error:

If I click yes, I get this:

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AlexEncodian 4,409 Moderator on at

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Try adding a file extension to the name field in attachments form of send email action.

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Ntulikid 29 on at

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Hi

Try to switch Power Automate to classic mode, this is achieved by toggling the switch on the top right, on the right side of new designer see if it will work.

If it doesn't work, add a create file connector after populate word template, then use get file content using path and then use the file content dynamic control from the get file content using path connector on the attachment content

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AM-19081617-0 21 on at

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Thanks for the reply. I tried both of these solutions with no luck. In fact, I added a create file to a sharepoint site action and it creates the file and saves it perfectly, and I can open it from the sharepoint site. However, the when I add that file content to an email attachment action, it will not open from the email.

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AM-19081617-0 21 on at

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Update: I can create and save a new file from the file content of the 'Populate a Microsoft Word Template" action. However, when I add that file content to the attachments section of the 'send an email' action, the file will not open.

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AM-19081617-0 21 on at

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For this to finally work. I had to add a variable control that I named "attachments array" with this schema:
{
"Name": (Pass File Name Here)
"ContentBytes": (Pass file contents here)
}

Then passed that array in the attachments section of the email control.

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