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Variable selector not working on Window UI Element

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I'm attempting to get the text value of a cell in grid UI element of an application

If I create a selector for that UI element and use it works fine, when I use a varaible selector it cant find it.

I've created one varaible selector thats driven from a incremental row number and a static one for comparison

 

Heres my grid of data im trying to get

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My varaible selector

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My static selector

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My Automation with failed output

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I've tried feeding in just a number to the selector, the full name, using contains and the number but nothing seems to find it.

 

I'm stumped, any ideas?

 

 

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    eetuRobo Profile Picture
    4,539 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Are you using Power Fx enabled flow? If so then variables are not supported yet in web selectors.
    Make new flow and don't check the "Power Fx enabled (Preview)"

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    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/power-fx

  • Ant2 Profile Picture
    6 on at

    Thanks eetuRobo. Yes I ticked that (first itme using power automate) as i figured I wanted all the new features.

    There was a niggle at one point when I wondered if that was the issue.

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