Flow to extract a new zip file to subfolder is asking for file name, but I don't know what it is

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Posted on 22 Mar 2023 19:29:10 by JTischler

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Hello Automate Experts!

I have a flow that saves a zip file from email to SP folder. I am trying to create a second flow that will auto extract the zip file to a subfolder. The flow is asking for the source FILE path and is looking for a file name, which is unknown. How can I put in folderpath with a wildcard.zip? I tried using an expression, but that didn't work. Any thoughts?

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David_MA 12,515 Super User 2025 Season 2 on 22 Mar 2023 at 19:34:48

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Re: Flow to extract a new zip file to subfolder is asking for file name, but I don't know what it is

If you search the templates in Power Automate, there is one which will do what I think you are looking for:

Or at least it should give you a start to what you need.

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JTischler 145 on 22 Mar 2023 at 20:17:17

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Re: Flow to extract a new zip file to subfolder is asking for file name, but I don't know what it is

@David_MA That's the template I am using and provided a screenshot of. I don't understand why its asking for a file name when I don't know what the file name will be, or how to input a wildcard like 'path/*.zip' to indicate any zip file that gets created in the specified folder.

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JTischler 145 on 22 Mar 2023 at 23:52:25

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Re: Flow to extract a new zip file to subfolder is asking for file name, but I don't know what it is

@grantjenkins Hoping your expertise may help me learn here... For the source file path where I point to the zip file I want to extract, how do I identify the file name when it is unknown? I have multiple reports being sent from an external system that are in zip files that need extracted to a specific folder which is the data source for PowerBI. I don't understand how to identify a file name that is unknown. Thanks in advance for your guidance here.

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pmoore6 26 on 27 Nov 2023 at 18:44:17

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Re: Flow to extract a new zip file to subfolder is asking for file name, but I don't know what it is

Did this ever get figured out? I'm having the same question.

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JTischler 145 on 28 Nov 2023 at 22:58:51

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Re: Flow to extract a new zip file to subfolder is asking for file name, but I don't know what it is

@pmoore6 This was the solution, there was a lot more involved than I realized when I submitted the OP.

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David_MA 12,515 Super User 2025 Season 2 on 05 Dec 2023 at 15:51:15

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Re: Flow to extract a new zip file to subfolder is asking for file name, but I don't know what it is

Sorry for the delayed response, but I have been too busy to check the forms recently. If you are using the template I suggested, I only asks you to enter the document library. Everything else is already pre-set in the flow to unzip the file. In the image below, everything except what I blacked out is in the template. The folder and filename referenced are from the uploaded ZIP file so you don't need to specify anthing there, just leave those as they are in the template.

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