I have created an app that connects to a SharePoint list and the app is working ok. We now have a requirment where someone can open an item in the app and then press a button, which will output the fields from that item into a Word document.
The image below shows how I've tried to do this so far. I have created a flow to add the fields in the item into an Excel spreadsheet, which works. The next stage is then trying to create a Word document using information from the spreadsheet. This Word document is created successfully but when I try to open it Word says the file is corrupt, and the reason for this is explained here.
My question is this - is it possible to create a file with blank file content? I just need to create the file because I can then use another Flow to set the content of the file using field values from the SharePoint document library.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Hio
DO we really need a SHarePoint Designer (2010) workflow ?
Can Flow not do this ?
REgards
Nigel
Hi,
I while ago I was also looking into document creation from Flow and came across this: https://plumsail.com/docs/actions/v1.x/flow/actions/document-processing.html#create-document-from-docx-template . Didn't try it, but looks promising
Hi @gjayne84,
Currently there is no Microsoft Word connector available in PowerApps or Microsoft Flow.
Which means currently it is not possible to create a word file, but you could take use of the Copy file action to copy a word document from one place to another.
If you would like Microsoft Flow to have the function of creating word type file, then please consider submit it as an idea, or vote the following one:
Add to Flow: Microsoft Word Actons
Regards,
Michael