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Flow Failed - Outlook to Google Calendar - new event creation

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My flow seems to only fail when I've created an event in Outlook - it will be successful with a regular sync.

 

This is the step that fails - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AGFpnfZCsu1-7DEoMyqjhpK5qB_rmjVz/view?usp=sharing

 

This is the only flow that I use.

  • ChristianAbata Profile Picture
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    Re: Flow Failed - Outlook to Google Calendar - new event creation

    @GivePeasAChance  please i need to see what you have inside your expression, how you have your expression configured.

  • GivePeasAChance Profile Picture
    8 on at
    Re: Flow Failed - Outlook to Google Calendar - new event creation

    InvalidTemplate. Unable to process template language expressions in action 'Create_an_event' inputs at line '1' and column '2948': 'The template language function 'substring' parameter is out of range: 'start index' must be non-negative integer and should be less than the length of the string. Please see https://aka.ms/logicexpressions#substring for usage details.'.

  • ChristianAbata Profile Picture
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    Re: Flow Failed - Outlook to Google Calendar - new event creation

    excellent @GivePeasAChance  please show me you expression substring

  • GivePeasAChance Profile Picture
    8 on at
    Re: Flow Failed - Outlook to Google Calendar - new event creation

    You are amazing!

     

    This is a pretty standard event I create in Outlook:

     

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a9utjHouPRRVaOfcRgk3sP5RFxKG79pu/view?usp=sharing

  • ChristianAbata Profile Picture
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    Re: Flow Failed - Outlook to Google Calendar - new event creation

    @GivePeasAChance  yes friend, please share me the expresion that you are using and what you want to do and I can help you

  • GivePeasAChance Profile Picture
    8 on at
    Re: Flow Failed - Outlook to Google Calendar - new event creation

    This is over my head - so essentially my titles of the events are too long?

     

    I have no experience with this stuff, just a hope and prayer that things work when I need them to!

  • ChristianAbata Profile Picture
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    Re: Flow Failed - Outlook to Google Calendar - new event creation

    Yes @GivePeasAChance  exactly see what you need to do is look into your substring expression.

     

    The error is because you are trying to get some data from your complete string that are over range. For example

     

    See I have here a title: New event creation

    the number of characters are: 18 

    when you use sub string you can't read data from more that 18 characters 

     

    And thats what you have the error

  • GivePeasAChance Profile Picture
    8 on at
    Re: Flow Failed - Outlook to Google Calendar - new event creation

    Is this what you mean?

     

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mEqdSn2v6e4X6ayvebm4hOEbD7hYODqQ/view?usp=sharing

  • ChristianAbata Profile Picture
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    Re: Flow Failed - Outlook to Google Calendar - new event creation

    Please @GivePeasAChance  try to add an screanshot about your action inside the control to check the error

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