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Action Get_tables failed. Using when file is created trigger

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Posted on by 920 Super User 2024 Season 1

Hi,

 

I have a flow - when a file is created , get file content, then trying to get the table name it is failing.

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How do I get the tables of this newly created file?

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    Put in a delay before the get items step. Try for 30 seconds and see what happens ?

     



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  • wonka1234 Profile Picture
    920 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    @Jondoesflow  seems to work with delay but now getting error on list rows present in table

     

    No table was found with the name 'Table1'.

     

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  • JonDoesFlow Profile Picture
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    What is the name of the formatted table in the Excel spreadsheet ? 

  • wonka1234 Profile Picture
    920 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    @Jondoesflow  "Table1" ,  i should mention the sheet is locked. 

  • JonDoesFlow Profile Picture
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    Hmm. Have you tried unlocking it ? Just to see if it’s that ? 

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