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Annette1101
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Sep 13, 2022

How to print an attachment from a SharePoint list via PowerAutomate

I have a PowerApp that has a SharePoint list as a data source. One of the options in the PowerApp is to create a notification letter for a person with a parking violation. With the click of a button,...
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jonlake
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Sep 14, 2022

Hi Annette1101 , if by 'print' you mean to physically print the PDF to a local printer then I would recommend you consider introducing Power Automate Desktop to your workflow. That would allow the automated printing to a local device.

 

 

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Annette1101
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Sep 14, 2022
Yes, I mean physically print the PDF document that is attached to the SharePoint list from the actions of the flow. I am not familiar with Power Automate Desktop but did check it out. It appears if I want to run a flow built with PAD in my current workflow, a premium connector license is needed. Is that true?
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    jonlake
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    Sep 14, 2022

    Hi Annette1101, if you're using the Flow to create the PDF and you don't have a third party PDF creator installed you can use 'Microsoft Print to PDF' from inside PAD. If you want to create a PDF using a cloud based Flow then a third party connector will likely be needed. Printing to a local device doesn't need any special connectors, but you would need a PDF reader installed, like Adobe Reader or similar.

     

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      Annette1101
      Brass Contributor
      Sep 16, 2022

      jonlake This seems to be the way to go. With PAD, do I need to pass through a variable of the URL to the document attached to the SharePoint list from the flow? I am still confused how PAD and PowerAutomate integrate.

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