I can't save a file as .xlsx type (Excel file), is this not possible? (see screenshot)

[ahmadbutt]

- Save file as .txt file works. <-

- Save file as .xlsx DOES not work... <-

[Brad_Groux]

The problem is that the Create file action only supports text-based file creation (txt, csv, etc.). You'll need to start with a blank/empty .xlsx file, create a copy of that, populate the name dynamically, and save the file. 

Then you'd need to use the Excel connector to add rows to the table in the dynamically created .xlsx file. The problem with this will be reliability, because the Excel connector has many Known issues and limitations. 

With that said, the Plumsail Documents connector can cut down a number of these steps.  See their How to create Excel XLSX document from template in Microsoft Flow, Azure Logic Apps and PowerApps do... for more info.

If you could provide an expanded screenshot of your Flow and steps, and of any detailed error messages you're receiving we could likely better assist you. 

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[ahmadbutt]

@Brad_Groux Thanks for helping me. See screenshots, can you maybe show with pictures what u mean, so I can understand it better. This is what I got now: 

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[ahmadbutt]

@Brad_Groux  Is there other file types that I can use instead of .txt with the create file action. I need something like Excel so I can save the file.

[Brad_Groux · Accepted solution]

You can create a CSV file using the Create file action. You can create an Excel file, but you then have to create the table, and insert each row into the table, which would look something like this: 

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