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Comparing 2 SharePoint files in different libraries

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Posted on by PVosEska 329

Hi Guys,

 

I have to SharePoint files in different libraries on the same SharePoint site. File A is updated by MS Forms.

Then a flow starts and updates file B with the content of file A. I want to double check if the file was correctly updated afterwards.

 

I added a condition that checks if content of A is equal to content of B, but the outcome is always false. 

 

Is there a way to check the content of both files in a condition?

 

Regards,

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    v-litu-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @PVosEska,

     

    Because the content of a file is often made up of thousands of characters, while the limit of expression is 8192 characters, it is not appropriate to use Condition to compare the contents of two files.

    Limits and configuration - Power Automate | Microsoft Docs
    In fact, as long as update file content action runs successfully, there is no need to check, or you can check whether its modified time is less than one minute.

     

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

     

  • PVosEska Profile Picture
    PVosEska 329 on at

    Hi @v-litu-msft ,

     

    Thank you for your response, I did not expect that limit.

     

    The flow always ran succesfully, but I saw that file B was not updated correctly. It led me to think it takes some time before file A gets updated by MS Forms, Hence i wanted to doublecheck if the file content is equal.

    omparing the content of file A to itself in a condition did work correctly though.

     

    I will try and get data from the file (Max ID or something) to see if i can get that to work.

     

    Thanks and regards,

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