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Can't Open Files from SharePoint after moving email attachment with Power Automate

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Posted on by kpedersen617

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I created a flow, which moved email attachments to a folder in SharePoint (SharePoint accessed via Teams). It is moving the files. When I try to open the documents in SharePoint, I am asked to save them again and cannot open them with the application associated with the document, usually .pdf. The extension is not on any of the files within the SharePoint folder that were attachments.

How can I open the file without having to resave it on a network drive or my computer?

Thank you!

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CFernandes 8,402 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hey @kpedersen617

In the Create file action did you add the Extension ".pdf" Can you post the screenshot of the "Create file" action.

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kpedersen617 11 on at

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Below is a screen print of the file create portion of my flow. I tried the solution above and a document was moved to SharePoint named "Filename.pdf", although I was still not able to open it without downloading the document to my computer first. Every attachment to an email I am trying to move to SharePoint, has a different name and I cannot control the name of the attachments. They come from 3rd parties. The documents in SharePoint also can't have the same name as other documents in SharePoint (i.e. all have the name).

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kpedersen617 11 on at

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Thank you for the solution offered. I was able to get my process flow to work, move the email attachments to SharePoint, and open the document in SharePoint without saving or downloading the document first.

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