web
You’re offline. This is a read only version of the page.
close
Skip to main content

Announcements

News and Announcements icon
Community site session details

Community site session details

Session Id :
Power Platform Community / Forums / Power Automate / Something similar as S...
Power Automate
Answered

Something similar as Skip () in PAD

(0) ShareShare
ReportReport
Posted on by

I have data of name like this: John Wilson A. Barren and Jaklin W. Holm

And would like to define Wilson A. Barren and W. Holm as 'LastName' variable.

The first words will be first name and others behind will become last name. 

 

In this case, I have done split text in PAD but got stuck in the following step. I search through forum and find out that there's a skip () function in power automate that can solve this easily but not in PAD.

 

 

I have the same question (0)
  • UshaJyothiKasibhotla Profile Picture
    225 Moderator on at

    Split text works

    or you can use parse text and use regex to get the value

  • Verified answer
    Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Most Valuable Professional on at

    You could use Split text with a white space as the delimiter. When your result is %TextList%, you can get your first name (the first word) as %TextList[0]%. You can then use Remove item from list to remove the first item (at index 0) to leave everything else in the list and then use Join text to join the remaining words into last name. Use white space as a delimiter for joining.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    If I have answered your question, please mark it as the preferred solution. If you like my response, please give it a Thumbs Up.

     

    I also provide paid consultancy and development services using Power Automate. If you're interested, DM me and we can discuss it.

Under review

Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.

Helpful resources

Quick Links

Season of Sharing Community Challenge Winners!

Congratulations to our community stars!

Kudos to our 2025 Community Spotlight Honorees

Expanding mentorship, skilling, and AI innovation

Congratulations to the July Top 10 Community Leaders!

These are the community rock stars!

Leaderboard > Power Automate

#1
David_MA Profile Picture

David_MA 272 Super User 2026 Season 2

#2
trice602 Profile Picture

trice602 147 Super User 2026 Season 2

#3
11manish Profile Picture

11manish 146 Super User 2026 Season 2

Last 30 days Overall leaderboard