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I have a basic flow which is running when a file is created or modified in a subfolder and copy file into another destination folder. What i want to enhance with this flow is to copy file from subfolders and copy file into destination subfolder. I want copy in destination dynamically instead of static. If modified in any one of subfolder, the file should be copied to destination matching to source folder.

Source structure:

Abc/01.Abc/02.Abc/File.docx

Test/1.Test/2.Test/3.Test/Demo.ppt

I have one to one file structure like source structure in destination, when something is modified or created i want to copy exactly in the same structure.

Destination structure:

Abc/01.Abc/02.Abc/copy file here

Test/1.Test/2.Test/3.Test/Demo.ppt

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Hi @Nikhil2 ,

You can Get file content and Create file instead of Copy file. Create file action will automatically create the folder path for a new file if the path does not exist yet.

Could you please share the complete file paths for the two example files? Are Abc and Test two libraries?

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@v-jefferni
Yes since i am testing this flow the complete file path like below, but I will have 7 parent folders and many nested folders inside 7 folders. I do not want to create flow for each subfolders, I want make dynamically create or copy file in destination based on source folder.

Source structure:
Abc/01.Abc/02.Abc/File.docx
Test/1.Test/2.Test/3.Test/Demo.ppt

Destination structure:
Abc/01.Abc/02.Abc/copy file here
Test/1.Test/2.Test/3.Test/Demo.ppt

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Hi @Nikhil2 ,

I still cannot understand your example.

From

Abc/01.Abc/02.Abc/File.docx

Test/1.Test/2.Test/3.Test/Demo.ppt

To

Abc/01.Abc/02.Abc/File.docx

Test/1.Test/2.Test/3.Test/Demo.ppt

But there's no difference at all...

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@v-jefferni I have same the folder structure in source and destination. Destination Parent folder is different.
Sorry my mistake.

From
Abc/01.Abc/02.Abc/File.docx
Test/1.Test/2.Test/3.Test/Demo.ppt

To
Abc01/01.Abc/02.Abc/File.docx
Test01/1.Test/2.Test/3.Test/Demo.ppt

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@v-jefferni And Files are newly created everyday, the files not constant and sometimes the files are modified.

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Hi @Nikhil2 ,

It doesn't matter, new files or modified files will be created in destination folder. If it's new file, create new, if file is modified, file will be covered in destination folder.

Flow:

Compose:

join(skip(split(trim(triggerOutputs()?['body/{Path}']),'/'),2),'/')

Compose2:

split(trim(triggerOutputs()?['body/{Path}']),'/')[1]

Source folder and new file created in the folder:

Destination folder and file copied in the folder:

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@v-jefferni It works as expected but instead of creating folder01 can we just map to the desired folder ?
Because i have already created the folder structures in destination, i only to need to map it/create file in that subfolders. Like condition if folder exists create only file else create folder and file.

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Hi @Nikhil2 ,

Doesn't need to do that. If the folder exists, it will do nothing but create the file, if folder doesn't exist, it will create the folder then create file in the folder.

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@v-jefferni What i have noticed now is that, when it creates the file in destination folder. The file is not accessible or it shows the error message to open it.

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Hi @Nikhil2 ,

Is this situation only to this word file or to all newly created files?

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