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I'm trying to use a switch taking answers from microsoft Forms, the anwsers are multiple option, but the output of the form is ["Answer1"] so the switch have an error:

The template validation failed: 'The template action 'switch' at line '1' and column '8589' is not valid: the value '[ "Legal" ]' specified for 'case' property in switch case 'Case' is not allowed. Only values of types string, number or a '@parameters()' expression that evaluates to a number or a string is allowed.'.
How can i use the answer to do some actions with switch? If switch doesn´t admite the symbol [ ]
I need use these answers thats the requariment

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ScottShearer 25,290 Most Valuable Professional on at

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@eddgarcia27:

Try initializing and setting a string variable to the value returned by Forms. Then reference the variable in your switch statement.

If this addresses your issue, please mark your post as Solved.

Scott

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eddgarcia27 6 on at

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Hi, how can i change the value?
The change is on Microsoft forms or i have to add another step on my flow?

Thanks Scott

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@eddgarcia27 :

No change to Forms is required - see my screen shots below and post here of you have questions.

My Form has a choice question asking "Who is your favorite Stooge?". Responses are Moe, Larry and Curly.

If this solves your problem, please mark your post as Solved.

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eddgarcia27 6 on at

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I'm trying but in the output still includes [" "]
i copied the same that you show me but doesn't work

I have to do many combinations with those answers, Option 1 with option 2, option 3 with option 1.. etc

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@eddgarcia27 :

Please post a screen shot of your Flow. That will make it much easier to assist.

When proposing my solution, I did not understand that you coould have more than 1 choice selected.

Scott

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eddgarcia27 6 on at

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So there is, i created the same that you, but Microsoft forms sends the value with [" "]
Sorry when i created the flow i had the language in Spanish

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Hi @eddgarcia27,

Have you set the Choice type question to allow Multiple answers as below:

If the question is setted to allow Multiple answers, the question answer would with type ["Option 1"].

If you would always have only one answer in the question, please don't allow Multiple answers for the question.

And then the flow would run successfully as below:

Best regards,

Community Support Team _ Alice Zhang
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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sbrothers 24 on at

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Still have this issue as well... none of the solutions above worked.

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26figuringitout 2 on at

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@ScottShearer On the first image of your solution, what did you input in the "Select an output from previous steps" field? List is not an option that I see.

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CROKat 155 on at

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In the "Apply to Each" box, what do you put for "select an output from previous steps" ? I think this is exactly what I am trying to get my form to do. But I'm not sure how to make it work!

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