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Flow Action - Convert Word Document to PDF
Hi Rich, i managed to use the "Filename wich extenson" to get the thing running on a dynamic basis....
hopefully this works for you too?
Regards
Alex
VFXPro I used the dynamic field "Name" in the File field and it worked.
I create a new file based upon another i.e. a template then use the Convert Word Document to PDF specifying the dynamic field "Name" of the new file to convert.
The file being converted uses quick parts and SharePoint metadata so the contents are dynamic.
Thanks,
sips1
Unfortunatelly your solution is not working for me, though I think I use same case - filed template, created docx file and trying to convert
Hi katarzynaMoraczewska ,
Do not keep trying to convert a SharePoint file to PDF - It won't work, I remember it used to be an error with the SharePoint connector (that thing is always buggy... Microsoft)
You'll need to convert the file from OneDrive to PDF, then move it to SharePoint. Finally delete it from the OneDrive. That's the "work around" sadly, but if there's no issue with having the file in your OneDrive first, that should do it.
-Here's the way I did it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUoRAxFNxlA (tutorial I found back then)
Hope that works for you.
- i used Name and it worked perfectly well for me
- sips1, can you export your flow and send it over? or screenshots? I tried every combination... There must be something different... Thanks.
Hi all..
I decided a simple workaround was in order. I simply copy the file into OneDrive for business as a temporary location, use the "Convert file from OneDrive for Business" into PDF passing the Identifier as a variable" then create the PDF into sharepoint, and delete my temporary file from ODfB. 🙂 It's more moving parts, but it works just fine until this issue is fixed.
VFXPro Did you find a solution? For now I'm using the "Convert file" from the OneDrive connector instead, but it would be better to have entire the Flow only on SharePoint.
