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Saving an attachment to a SharePoint library - from a customized list form

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I am working on a customized form for a SharePoint list. I need to save files that are uploaded to the attachments field to a SharePoint library. I have followed these instructions https://www.matthewdevaney.com/power-apps-easiest-way-to-upload-files-to-a-sharepoint-document-library/ and added a flow to my app, but when I add the suggested code (below) to the OnSelect property of my submit button, I am getting errors. (I swapped out "SubmitContract" with "SPIFlist," which is the name of my form. Screenshots of what I entered and the errors I am getting are below.)

The instructions worked perfectly (thank you @mdevaney!) so I suspect that the issue has to do with a) the fact that I am working from a list rather than grabbing the attachments field and deleting it - do I even need to include a submit button? (If it's relevant: in my current form, the submit button is in the Attachments data card, which is set to required) and b) that I'm very new to Power Apps 😉

Any help in resolving my errors so my submit button triggers my flow would be very appreciated. I would also be open to doing things another way entirely if it makes more sense. Thanks in advance!

UploadFileToDocumentLibrary.Run( { contentBytes: First(att_SubmitContract_AttachFile.Attachments).Value, name: First(att_SubmitContract_AttachFile.Attachments).Name } );

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JR-BejeweledOne 5,836 Moderator on at

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Start by moving the button out of the Attachments data card. Any kind of buttons that do something with your form need to be outside of the form.

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KBeale 312 on at

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Thank you! But now I'm wondering if I need a submit button. If I have one, the user will have to click submit and and also save the form. Might there be a way to trigger the flow when the form is saved?

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JR-BejeweledOne 5,836 Moderator on at

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You could try adding it to the OnSuccess property of the form. This would only trigger it to run if the form was successfully submitted.

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KBeale 312 on at

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When I add the formula in the example I was following (below) I still get errors. Any suggestions for tweaks to make it work in a customized form for a list (v. a form where I added an upload action from a form and then deleted the form itself, as in the original example)? Thanks!

MyFlowName.Run( { contentBytes: First(att_MyFormName_AttachFile.Attachments).Value, name: First(att_MyFormName_AttachFile.Attachments).Name } );

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MRoger 20 on at

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The formula is missing something. It should be:

UploadFileToDocumentLibrary.Run( { file: { contentBytes: First(att_SubmitContract_AttachFile.Attachments).Value, name: First(att_SubmitContract_AttachFile.Attachments).Name } } );

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