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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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    Ellis Karim 11,681 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    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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    vandam2 on at

    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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