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Posted on by IPC_ahaas 1,387 Moderator

I am trying to see if a list exists by name, and if not, create that list.

 

I am using Get all lists and libraries for my given Site:

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and it works:

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Then I use Filter array where Type equals 100:

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I get zero results:

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Not sure why, this seemed pretty straightforward.

I tried putting the results in an Array variable first, then filtering that Array and got the same issue.

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  • Sundeep_Malik Profile Picture
    Sundeep_Malik 6,484 on at

    Hey @IPC_ahaas 

    I also tried all the things and they didnt work. Pretty surprised.

    I did try this and it worked:

    Sundeep_Malik_0-1665420864746.png

    Btw what does that type mean?

     

  • IPC_ahaas Profile Picture
    IPC_ahaas 1,387 Moderator on at

    Yeah, it doesn't make any sense that it doesn't work.

     

    The "Type" distinguishes a List vs a Document Library which is the silly way SharePoint still considers them "Lists". From my testing, an actual "List" has a "Type" of 100. A "Document Library" has a "Type" of 101.

     

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    v-liwei-msft on at

    Hi @IPC_ahaas 

     

    Could you please tell me:
    Do you want to get all Lists in Site Address instead of librares?

    1. You can use the Get lists action directly. 

    vliweimsft_0-1665471088325.jpeg

     

    2. If you want to use Get all lists and libraries and then filter array, you need to input 100 as string type.

    vliweimsft_1-1665471100577.png

     

    Best Regards,

    Levi

     

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    IPC_ahaas 1,387 Moderator on at

    Well, that solves my problem of needing to filter for 100, as now it only pulls Lists with a value of 100. The Filter still doesn't work oddly if you try it. You'll get a blank array, but I don't need it now as I was eventually looking for (true) Lists that had a specific name.

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