Format list on outlook email - adding line breaks

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Posted on 29 Oct 2021 22:34:06 by aperea2539

I have a process that goes thru a folder and creates a list with the file names; then I need to email the list.

Everything is working well, except that when I send the email with the list, the text all runs together, instead of adding line breaks.

But when I display the list in a message, it does add line breaks.

How can I format my email to display the files in a readable way?

How it shows:

File1 File2 File 3

What I want:

File1

File2

File3

Thanks!

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aperea2539 79 on 01 Nov 2021 at 16:28:35

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Re: Format list on outlook email - adding line breaks

@MichaelAnnis , it might be a configuration issues, maybe? Because this didn't work for me either.
I think is really weird that the list shows fine on a message and not on the email, but alas...
But thank you for showing me the clipboard function.
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aperea2539 79 on 01 Nov 2021 at 16:25:12

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Re: Format list on outlook email - adding line breaks

This worked for me!
It is a bit of an overkill, BUT I already need to loop thru the items to divide my files into 2 separate lists, so, not too bad. Thank you!! @VJR
MichaelAnnis 5,721 Moderator on 01 Nov 2021 at 03:49:39

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Re: Format list on outlook email - adding line breaks

This is is very odd, because I do just this, and I just have the list variable as a single line item and all are listed on their own line.

Try this:

Set Clipboard Text %Files%
In the Email, use %ClipboardText% instead of %Files%.

Good luck.
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VJR 7,635 on 30 Oct 2021 at 03:22:10

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Re: Format list on outlook email - adding line breaks

Hi @aperea2539

I do not know if there is an easier way.
I had the same issue so I followed the below steps:
- Created a new variable (MyFileList)
- Read each current Item from the list of files returned in the Files variable by the "Get Files in Folder" action
- Add a loop to add a html <BR> tag after every file name

- The above set variable is as below

- In the 'Body' parameter of "Send Email" action use %MyFileList%
- This gave me an output with every file name in a new line
Make sure to enable Body is Html in the Send Email action.