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Remove first instance of character from a string only

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Posted on by Starzap00

Hi guys,

I have a problem. I'd like to remove only the 1st extra "\" character from the following string using Power Automate. How can i do so?

DESKTOP-T01PAB4\\User

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grantjenkins 11,059 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: Remove first instance of character from a string only

If you were just trying to change duplicate \\ to \ then I'd do the following:

replace('DESKTOP-T01PAB4\\User', '\\', '\')
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v-bofeng-msft on at

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Re: Remove first instance of character from a string only

Hi @Starzap00 ,

Please try:

concat( take( 'DESKTOP-T01PAB4\\User', indexOf('DESKTOP-T01PAB4\\User','\') ), skip( 'DESKTOP-T01PAB4\\User', add(indexOf('DESKTOP-T01PAB4\\User','\'),1) ) )

Result:

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Bof

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