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Using List element as variable

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Hi @ all,

I have many variables. For half of the variables I have to test if they are empty. Now I can build hundreds of if controls but that would be very time consuming (especially in maintenance).

My idea was to create a list with the variables that need to be tested and then take a For-Each loop and go over the list. But I fail to access the "real" variable with the %CurrentItem%. The If-Condition should not test if %CurrentItem% is empty, it should test if %ListElementName% (e.g. %Test%) is empty. Do you understand what I'm trying to archive? Any ideas?

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Henrik_M 2,021 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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You cannot reference variables like that.

One (maybe the only?) method could be to create a large custom object to hold your variables and their content. A list would then be necessary (and make it possible) to loop through all the key/value pairs.
PAD_Explorer 8 on at

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@Henrik_M wrote:
You cannot reference variables like that.
Ok, I thought so also.

@Henrik_M wrote:
One (maybe the only?) method could be to create a large custom object to hold your variables and their content. A list would then be necessary (and make it possible) to loop through all the key/value pairs.
Thank you for your advise. Can you give me a hint more, please? What do you mean with custom object? Should I build a String formated like an JSON with {"VariableName":"VariableValue",....} and what's next ? Can PowerAutomate work with JSON? I tried to build a table by my own, but that didn't work but would be perfect...
Gidi 601 on at

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Hi,
maybe this page helps you to find details about the custom object and how to use it 😉
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/variable-data-types#advanced-data-types