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Condition control from free text from a ms form response

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Hi, I'm trying create a simple flow that takes a response from a MS form question that is free text, I want the flow to terminate if the free text doesn't have a my operative number in, but if it has my operative number in then it will send an email. I can get the condition control to work if the form question is multiple choice but not if free text. Here is screen shots of the form question and the current flow.
 
I thought this would be a simple flow, but no :-(
 
 
Thanks for any help.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,502 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
     
    To troubleshoot your Condition, add Compose action(s) above your condition action to output the dynamic content you are using in your Condition. 
    Review the outputs from your Compose action(s) to see if what you are evaluating in your Condition action is what you are expecting.
     
    I cover how to troubleshoot a condition action in the first section of this YT Tutorial: 5 Power Automate Troubleshooting FAQs and Helpful Tips for Creating Better Flows
     
    In this Power Automate tutorial, I explore 5 frequently asked questions that pop up when troubleshooting a flow. If you’d like to to level up your Power Automate flow skills and learn how to troubleshoot your Power Automate flow—this tutorial is for you!
     
    IN THIS VIDEO:
    ✅ How to troubleshoot a false Condition action result
    ✅ How to get dynamic content when it isn’t selectable from the list of dynamic content
    ✅ How to troubleshoot an Apply to Each action that isn’t looping through
    ✅ How to troubleshoot a skipped Apply to Each action
    ✅ How to troubleshoot a Filter Query
    ✅ How to use a SharePoint yes/no column in a Filter Query
    ✅ How to use Compose actions to troubleshoot a Power Automate flow
    ✅ How to troubleshoot multiple emails being sent
    ✅ How to troubleshoot multiple Teams messages being sent
     
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    You may also find these MS Form/Power Automate YT Tutorials helpful:
     
     

     

    In this Microsoft Power Automate Tutorial I’m going to cover where file uploads from your Microsoft Forms are saved. I’ll also show you how attach the uploaded files to an email and how to dynamically name the files and customize the recipient of the email based on the selections made in your Microsoft Form. I will also cover how to handle responses that don’t include any file uploads.

     

    IN THIS VIDEO:

    ‌✅‌ Two types of MS Forms

    ‌✅‌ Where Microsoft Personal (OneDrive) Form File Uploads are Saved

    ‌✅‌ Where Microsoft Group Form File Uploads are Saved

    ‌✅‌ How to Add a File Upload Question to an MS Form

    ‌✅‌ How to get a Microsoft Form ID

    ‌✅‌ How to get a Microsoft Form Response

    ‌✅‌ How to Get the Dynamic Content Microsoft Form File Upload Content

    ‌✅‌ How to handle Single and Multiple Microsoft Form File Uploads

    ‌✅‌ How to use a Scope action to Organize and Group Your Flow Actions

    ‌✅‌ How to Get the File Content from an MS Form File Upload

    ‌✅‌ How to Collect All Files Uploaded to a MS Form and Attach to an Email

    ‌✅‌ How to Handle MS Form Response When a File Isn’t Uploaded

    ‌✅‌ How to Create an Email Key

    ‌✅‌ How to Send an Email to a Specific Recipient Based on Form Selection

    ‌✅‌ How to Create a Dynamic Output Based on Form Selection

     

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    How to Add Microsoft Form File Uploads to a SharePoint List Item

     

    In this Microsoft Power Automate Tutorial I’m going to cover how to add file uploads to a SharePoint list item. First, I’ll show you how to get the file name and content from the File Uploads from your Microsoft Form, then I’ll show you how to add those files to a SharePoint item.

     

    IN THIS VIDEO:

    ✅ Two types of MS Forms

    ✅ Where Microsoft Personal (OneDrive) Form File Uploads are Saved

    ✅ Where Microsoft Group Form File Uploads are Saved

    ✅ How to Add a File Upload Question to an MS Form

    ✅ How to get a Microsoft Form ID

    ✅ How to get a Microsoft Form Response

    ✅ How to Get the Dynamic Content Microsoft Form File Upload Content

    ✅ How to handle Single and Multiple Microsoft Form File Uploads

    ✅ How to use a Scope action to Organize and Group Your Flow Actions

    ✅ How to Get the File Content from an MS Form File Upload

    ✅ How to Collect All Files from Multiple File Upload Questions

    ✅ How to Handle MS Form Response When a File Isn’t Uploaded

    ✅ How to Attach an MS Form Single File Upload to a SharePoint List Item

    ✅ How to Attach Multiple MS Form File Uploads to a SharePoint List Item

    ✅ How to Attach MS Form File Uploads to an Email

     

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    How to Get a Microsoft Form RSVP Response into a SharePoint List

     

    IN THIS VIDEO:

    ✅ How to get a Microsoft Form Response into SharePoint

    ✅ How to get a Microsoft Form ID

    ✅ How to get a Microsoft Form response

    ✅ How to Build a Microsoft Form with Conditional Fields

    ✅ How to used Branching in Microsoft Forms

    ✅ How to format Microsoft Form multiple choice responses for a SharePoint multi-choice column

    ✅ How to parse a Microsoft Form multiple choice response as string of text

    ✅ How to convert a text response to a number

    ✅ How to use the Switch action

    ✅ How to create a custom email confirmation for a Microsoft Form submission

    ✅ How to Create a Custom View in a SharePoint list

    ✅ How to use the Compose Action

    ✅ How to write Power Automate Expressions

     

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    David_MA Profile Picture
    12,982 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Set your condition up like this:
    This is the expression on the left: contains(outputs('Get_response_details')?['body/yourquestionhere'],'1234')

    Or you can do this:

    With this expression on the left: int(outputs('Get_response_details')?['body/yourquestionhere])

    To use the second option, I would make sure that you have your question set to only accept numbers:

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