Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

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Posted on 22 Feb 2019 18:32:26 by kreed

I have successfully created a flow that creates a file when a request is approved.

The problem is that the created file has no extension. It can be opened with Word, but the user has to select that application every time. I would like for the document to either open in Word or Acrobat every time without the user having to select an app to open it.

When I add .docx to the file name in the Create File action, the user gets a message that the file is corrupt and that Word cannot open it.

Thanks very much for your help on this!

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Ak4tsuk1 2 on 21 Apr 2023 at 16:43:19

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Re: Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

Hi,
You could use an expression with the concat function.
such as
concat(triggerOutputs()?['body/subject'],'.docx')
For the triggeroutput, choose your file name (my expression is when you want to rename a file from the subject of an email so you have to adapt it)
And use this expression as your File Name on the Create File step

I've done it for a pdf file, and it worked.

Hope it'll help...
Hitay 30 on 18 Aug 2020 at 15:02:04

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Re: Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

Hi @kreed
could you find a solution to this Problem?
Would be really thankfull for a quick answer.

Best,
Hilal
kreed 20 on 26 Feb 2019 at 23:58:16

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Re: Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

That must be the issue. I don't have a premium plan and the company that I work for probably won't want to invest in one. Do you know if there is a workaround or another way?
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iivanov on 26 Feb 2019 at 23:41:21

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Re: Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

I don't believe the File Content field within Create a File can be used to pipe in values like you have it set up. In my setup, I fill in a Word template, then use that. Is this a possibility in your use case?
kreed 20 on 26 Feb 2019 at 23:25:20

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Re: Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

When I add the extension as below, I get a new file in the OneDrive folder which looks good, but when I click on it, I get the error you see in the last two screenshots. I'm really scratching my head here--seems like I'm missing something really simple.
iivanov on 26 Feb 2019 at 22:47:34

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Re: Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

Seems like the issue is that you haven't included your file extension in the file name on the Create File action (easy miss!). Here's how one of my Flows looks, which generates a Word and PDF document:
kreed 20 on 26 Feb 2019 at 20:43:41

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Re: Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

Apologies--my scrolling capture is not working at the moment! Thanks very much for your help!
iivanov on 26 Feb 2019 at 19:25:39

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Re: Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

@kreed could you post a screenshot of your flow?
kreed 20 on 26 Feb 2019 at 19:17:28

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Re: Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

Actually, a PDF would be preferable, but I tried this and cannot open the PDF either.
kreed 20 on 22 Feb 2019 at 18:39:26

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Re: Create File -- File has no extension, adding .docx results in message file is corrupt

Thank you--I will try it out!