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Excel to email flow not working- due to formulas in cells?

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Hello,

 

I am very new to flows and have created a flow thatsays it is running successfully, however it is not sending
 the email that should be being sent.
 
This flow is supposed to be sending a reminder email based on a date in a column in excel, to an email that is
also contained in a column. However, this email is a Vlookup so the actual cell contains the formula and not
the email. The date is also a formula.
 
Could this be why the flow is not working?
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  • Sundeep_Malik Profile Picture
    Sundeep_Malik 6,501 on at

    Hey @Anonymous . I don't think that should be a problem. Are you getting the date in 40000 something format. 

    If this is the cause, you can try the following:

    Handling Excel Dates in Microsoft Power Automate (shanebart.com)

     

    I tried it myself and it worked. Hopefully it works for you as well and if it does not, please upload screenshots of the flow in edit mode if possible. 

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    Hello,

     

    Yes I get the date in the 48038 format (I have the ISO field added too!) BUT the email only sends when I manually enter the data, not when I allow the vlookup to fill in the cells.

     

    This excel is being fed by a form, so essentially it does not work when the form is filled out. Only when I manually enter the data and even still, the date (which is referenced in the sent email) is wrong

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    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    @Sundeep_Malik 

     

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