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How to extract data from email attachment ? (Excel format)

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Posted on by ImTonGz 17

Hi!

   I try to create a flow to extract data in email attachments when received. 

 

  Here is example of excel attachment (It is non-table format). But data will generate at same Column and row every time.

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And I try to create the flow to read this data when get email.

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But when I try to run it. There are strange output (Sorry I'm a newbie both Automate and Programming)

Then I try to use expression "based64tostring" to translate it but it getting worse by alien language.

 

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Could you help with these ?

 

Thanks 🙂

 

 

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    DAllen365 446 on at

    @ImTonGz I don't believe your method will work for Excel files.  In your case, Power Automate can only read Excel if it has a named table in it.  I believe @DamoBird365 made a previous post and video on a very similar scenario you can take a look at to see if it points you in the right direction.  


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    ImTonGz 17 on at

    Thank you! @DAllen365  Finally I need to modify my excel with "Run Script" to make excel table first, then just collect data. 🙂

     

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    MTORR 2 on at

    Could you share your solution. I need to do the same in my flows. 

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