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Detect file types in Email Attachments

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Posted on by ChandeepChhabra 5

Hi,

 

  1. Can someone help me how can I detect an excel file type in an email attachment --> I need help with this!
  2. If the file type is Excel, I can store that in a folder -- > I am good with this

Thanks

Chandeep

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    erlycrf Microsoft Employee on at

    Hello @ChandeepChhabra 

     

    Here I found a post that contains some formulas that can help you get the extensions from the attachments: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General-Power-Automate/Get-file-extension-name-of-outlook-email-attachment/td-p/87535

     

    Once you have the extension, then you can play around with a condition to do whatever action that you want to do:

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    Hope this information can be helpful for you.

    Thanks.

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