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File ID/Identifiers in gibberish - why?

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Hello,

 

I have a flow where I want to do something when a file is created in a folder. Unlinke my other flows with this trigger, the outputs in this Flow come out scrambled, al though I made the flow trigger for testing - this won't work because I am using conditions to filter our the file path, ID, etc.

 

Here is a screenshot. I blurred some stuff out because I wasn't sure if it can be used agaisnt me by bad actors.

Also, to mention, the folder I am spying on is a folder created from a service on the web called "ODrive" which auto-creates a folder in my OneDrive. In other words, the directory you see wasn't made by me but is picked up by the trigger as a valid directory.

 

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  • v-yamao-msft Profile Picture
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    Hi @SolarWill,

     

    Thanks for feedback.

    The issue could be reproduced by me.

    To test this issue, I have created a flow with OneDrive for Business trigger “When a file is created”. I uploaded the file manually though, the outputs of the trigger are not as expected.

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    I will help report it and back to you later.

     

    Best regards,

    Mabel

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    v-yamao-msft Profile Picture
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    Hi @SolarWill,

     

    I have some updates for you.

    The outputs of trigger When a file is created will be encoded automatically.

    Please use the trigger When a file is created (properties only) instead, which will return the outputs as expected.

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    Best regards,

    Mabel

  • SolarWill Profile Picture
    35 on at

    Thank-you, this has worked.

     

     

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