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How can I cause a line break in a .txt file I am generating?

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Basically as the post says, my goal is to generate a text file with the previous month's start and end dates on line 1 & 2. Currently, I am pulling the dates but I cannot for the life of me get a break between them. I have tried numerous solutions off this board, but none of them seem quite right to me. Here is my flow and it's current output :

This is my first forum post, so I apologize if something is out of format or out of the norm. I genuinely appreciate any help that is received and hope you all have an awesome day!

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ManishSolanki 15,091 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @ajh2024

Pls use expression to join all three variables with insertline break variable in the middle. In the expression, use concat function for joining the variables. Expression need to be added in file content parameter in create file action.

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ajh2024 5 on at

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Hi, I have done this, but it does not keep the line break in the variable. For example, if I just hit 'Enter' and concat that as the line break, it will remove the 'Enter' when I hit save and just carry the variable as blank and concat nothing. If I set that variable to decodeUriComponent('%0A') it just puts that in my text file. Either way, it is concat with the dates in the create file step. Thanks!

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ManishSolanki 15,091 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @ajh2024

Here is the sample.

I have hardcoded the values in both variables as an example.

In create file action, add an expression in the file content as shown below:

concat(variables('varCMStartDate'),decodeUriComponent('%0A'),variables('varCMEndDate'))

The output text file generated in SharePoint looks like:

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