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In the "Create new data table" action, the consecutive backslashes are reduced to a single backslash.

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Posted on by samoedo 24

Could you help me with a question about the "Create Data Table" action?

 

I entered a string with two consecutive backslashes in the edit screen and saved it, but when I reopened the edit screen, it had become one backslash. Even though it appears as one backslash on the edit screen, there are actually two backslashes in the output, so I think the save itself is working.

 

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Am I the only one experiencing this issue?

Is there a solution? It's difficult to fix all the backslashes when I want to modify a part of the text.

 

Power Automate Desktop Version : 2.28

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  • MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

    Try four backslashes. I think it is an escaped text so 2 =1

  • samoedo Profile Picture
    samoedo 24 on at

    Thank you for your response.

     

    Indeed, by increasing the number of backslashes, the next time it appears, it will have the appropriate number of backslashes.

    However, repeated saving eventually reduces the number of backslashes to one, and reading the data in the table is not a solution because it contains backslashes for escaping.

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