When using the answer from a multiple choice question on a Form to fill in a PDF

[ChazBolt]

Hi,

I am using a Microsoft form to fill in answers on a fillable PDF.

One of the questions is a choice question (as opposed to a fill in your own answer text question) and when the Form outputs the answer from a multiple choice question, it outputs it like this: ['Answer']

THis makes a problem when trying to use the answer to fill in a PDF, becuase in JSON it reads:

{
    "FillSpace": "["Answer"]"
}

However, this creates an issue because the second " closes it. So its reading that it should fill the PDF with just [ and then its reading the A as an unknown. So it fails. 

How can i fix this?

[v-yuazh-msft]

Hi @ChazBolt,

Do you want the answer from a multiple choice question like   ["Option 1","Option 2"]    would be formated to   Option 1,Option 2  , so you could fill in answers on a fillable PDF?

If yes, please refer to screenshot below to create the flow:

The schema in the Parse JSON action as below:

{

"type": "array",

"items": {

"type": "string"

}

}

The flow would run successfully as below:

Best regards,

Alice

[GabrielStJohn]

Hey, @ChazBolt!

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-Gabriel
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[ChazBolt]

Due to other projects i have not gotten to fully test this out. It helped me understand more of what i could, but i have not yet come to a perfect solution. 

[Anonymous]

Hi@ v-yuazh-msft,

I tried to follow your step.

However, the result is still the same. 

I still cant remove/hide it.

Please, help. 

Warm regards, 

Atiyah