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Hi,I have a flow where users can set some start parameters and also add a file to the flow (manually started on a SharePoint list item). This flow will update the list item (no problem there) and attach the file to the object (also works). But how do I get the name and file-extension of the supplied file? At the moment I use a static file name but that won't work since users will uses different kind of file formats. I feel as if I'm missing something obvious here.//Mattias
FYI - I recommend posting Flow questions to the Flow Community (https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Flow-Community/ct-p/FlowCommunity
As to your question, you didn't specify exactly how they are submitting the file, but if they are simply uploading it a sharepoint folder, you can pick up the file name in the Dynamic content created from the "When a file is created in a folder" under Filename. (Other triggers related to getting a file should similarly provide the name of the file).
Hmm, I guess that the purple header color should have caught my attention 🙂
Thank you for answering but unfortunately it's not that simple. I reposted my question with some screen shots, https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Flows/Addding-image-from-Sharepoint-attachments/m-p/272145.
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