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Posted on by irocha 32

Hello Power Automate Team, 

 

I have a Form generating the output for my Sharepoint list. In this form, individuals input an attachment; however, when I see how it looks in the Sharepoint list it only appears as a string. I attached above my current flow and how it's displaying.Screen Shot 2022-07-13 at 3.10.14 PM.pngScreen Shot 2022-07-13 at 3.11.42 PM.png

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  • ScottShearer Profile Picture
    ScottShearer 25,290 Most Valuable Professional on at

    @irocha 

    Can you post a screenshot of your Flow?

    If I understand correctly. the user is uploading a file to the Form.  What type of file are they uploading?

     

  • irocha Profile Picture
    irocha 32 on at

    @ScottShearer 

    Screen Shot 2022-07-13 at 4.06.21 PM.png

    Here's a picture of my current flow the attachment is after 'Attachment' and the attachment is being submitted as a powerpoint.

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

    Hi @irocha ,

     

    You could this way to get the file content:

    vbofengmsft_0-1657863644836.png

    I think this link will help you a lot:

     

    Re: Forms - Power Platform Community (microsoft.com)

     

    Best Regards,

    Bof

     

  • irocha Profile Picture
    irocha 32 on at

    Screen Shot 2022-07-15 at 10.06.39 AM.png

    @v-bofeng-msft thank you for showing me your flow example. Unfortunately, it still outputs the attachment in an array and not with the name of the PowerPoint linked to the actual data. Is there something I did wrong?

  • MarconettiMarco Profile Picture
    MarconettiMarco 3,812 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Hello @irocha ,

    have you already tried to use the “base64” expression within the attachment content field in the “Create item” action?

     

    BR,

    Marco

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    v-bofeng-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @irocha ,

     

    Please try:

    vbofengmsft_0-1658108286737.png

     

    Details:

    vbofengmsft_1-1658108308410.png

     

    Best Regards,

    Bof

     

     

     

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