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The ability to search for a string inside of a word document in sharepoint using flow

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It would be nice to have the ability to search for a specific string in a word document and have a flow run on that particular file. When using File Contents dynamic content it is the encoded version of the file which is not searchable, it just looks like a bunch of garble.

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  • v-yamao-msft Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @reinhart97,

     

    I am afraid that currently it might be not possible for Microsoft Flow to search for a specific string in a document and have a flow to run on that particular file.

     

    May I suggest you submit a request on Flow Ideas Forum so that it might be considered in the future releases:

    https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Flow-Ideas/idb-p/FlowIdeas 

     

     

    Best regards,

    Mabel Mao

  • GabrielStJohn Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @reinhart97,

    Thank you for posting to the Flow Forum! Our team is dedicated to creating a positive product experience and value your insight on how we can improve our product features.

     

    We encourage users to post their ideas in the Flow Ideas Forum where they can be voted on by other users! Once you've posted your idea to the Flow Ideas Forum, we'd love to follow its voting progress!

    Please respond to this thread with the link to your idea’s thread in the Flow Ideas Forum and click "Accept as Solution" so other community members may track its progress and help amplify its value with their votes in the Ideas Forum!

    The more other community members view and vote on your idea, it will increase its visibility and prioritization to our Product Development team who moderates the Ideas Forum.

    Should your idea become a reality as an improved Flow feature, we will link the solution back to this thread for reference.

     

    Thank you for being an active member of the Flow Community!

     

    -Gabriel

    Flow Community Manager

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