Someone who knows how to fix this? Renaming a just created file.

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Hello,

Anyone know why this doesn't work and how I could fix it?

I want to rename a file I just created in the flow and then open it with excel. Even if I do it without rename it gives error messages when I want to open it in excel. So both renaming and opening the excel fails. Someone who knows how to fix this?

Thanks in advance,

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eetuRobo 4,579 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Your %CopiedFiles2% is list of files(an array).
You should loop through them. Or if you want only the first file use %CopiedFiles2[0]%.

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Very good huge thanks, this works.

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UshaJyothiKasibhotla 225 Moderator on at

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Hi @Martijn2

The variable copiedfiles contains list of files so you need to get single file one by one either by loop through it by for each or by calling using index as Copiedfiles[0]

and Rename file as shown in below image

Hope this helps,

Usha.

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Martijn2 77 on at

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Hi Usha, I get the following error message. Do you know what is going wrong here?

{ "error": { "code": "File.RenameFileError", "message": "Probleem bij uitvoering van actie Rename. Kan bestandsnaam niet wijzigen \r\n \r\nMicrosoft.PowerPlatform.PowerAutomate.Desktop.Actions.SDK.ActionException: Kan bestandsnaam niet wijzigen ---> System.NotSupportedException: De opgegeven padindeling wordt niet ondersteund.\r\n bij System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.EmulateFileIOPermissionChecks(String fullPath)\r\n bij System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.QuickDemand(FileIOPermissionAccess access, String fullPath, Boolean checkForDuplicates, Boolean needFullPath)\r\n bij System.IO.File.InternalMove(String sourceFileName, String destFileName, Boolean checkHost)\r\n bij Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.File.Actions.RenameFilesAction.Execute(ActionContext context)\r\n --- Einde van intern uitzonderingsstackpad ---\r\n bij Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.File.Actions.RenameFilesAction.Execute(ActionContext context)\r\n bij Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Robin.Engine.Execution.ActionRunner.Run(IActionStatement statement, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments)\r\n" } }

Thank you in advance,

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eetuRobo 4,579 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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The CopiedFiles has the whole file path in it. Now you have the file path double.

So just put the %CopiedFiles2[0]% to the "File to rename" field.

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Still got the following problem, It says it cannot edit the file. Is the cause possibly from the variable then, if I just output it without cloudflow behind it, it works.

{ "error": { "code": "File.RenameFileError", "message": "Probleem bij uitvoering van actie Rename. Kan bestandsnaam niet wijzigen \r\n \r\nMicrosoft.PowerPlatform.PowerAutomate.Desktop.Actions.SDK.ActionException: Kan bestandsnaam niet wijzigen ---> System.NotSupportedException: De opgegeven padindeling wordt niet ondersteund.\r\n bij System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.EmulateFileIOPermissionChecks(String fullPath)\r\n bij System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.QuickDemand(FileIOPermissionAccess access, String fullPath, Boolean checkForDuplicates, Boolean needFullPath)\r\n bij System.IO.File.InternalMove(String sourceFileName, String destFileName, Boolean checkHost)\r\n bij Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.File.Actions.RenameFilesAction.Execute(ActionContext context)\r\n --- Einde van intern uitzonderingsstackpad ---\r\n bij Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.File.Actions.RenameFilesAction.Execute(ActionContext context)\r\n bij Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Robin.Engine.Execution.ActionRunner.Run(IActionStatement statement, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments)\r\n" } }

I have already done almost all possible combinations today with _ or other tests in terms of with or without extension.

Anyone else have a good suggestion?

Thank you in advance

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