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Posted on by vandam2

Hello gang, my flow keeps failing at the Condition

i have a variable called varAttachmentName, the value comes out properly as example 7824884_85350_2024.pdf

i have a condition that checks if the varAttachmentName starts with 78, but it fails, so i try '78' but that doesnt work either

i also tried with using a formula 'startsWith(variables('varAttachmentName'), '78')' but no luck

i need it to look at starts with rather than contains.

not sure if there is a specific way to use a condition on a string when using 'starts with' ?

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thanks in advance

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Re: PowerAutomate Condition with strings

thank you so much, since i already initialized the variable as a string, i just needed to add "78" and it worked like a charm, i did try single quotes, but not double, i now know to use double going forward

thank you so much
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Ellis Karim 11,113 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: PowerAutomate Condition with strings

Hi @vandam2 ,

Please try one of the following, where we tell the condition that 78 is a string and not a number (integer) value:

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