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PaulTaulbee2
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Power Automate Email Excel Files Are Corrupted

I have a very basic flow where I just try to email an Excel file that I have stored in OneDrive as an attachment.

 

- If I open the file, from OneDrive manually, everything is okay.

- If I attach the file to the email and send it, then open the attachment, I get the message saying that the file is corrupted.

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- I've tried the Base64ToBinary option but that does not work because it is expecting a string value.

 

This really shouldn't be that challenging.  Any advice???

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trice602
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Hi @PaulTaulbee2 ,

 

Use Get file content and then add as an attachment, shown below.  You don't need to use any compose actions or expressions to accomplish this task.

 

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Hi @trice602 - thanks for your help - that helped getting the file content.  The other issue that I discovered while trying this was if you create the workflow in Classic mode versus Co-Pilot, it works.  However, if I use the new CoPilot designer, that is what gives me the corrupted Excel files.  

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trice602
Super User
Super User

Hi @PaulTaulbee2 ,

 

Use Get file content and then add as an attachment, shown below.  You don't need to use any compose actions or expressions to accomplish this task.

 

trice602_0-1701791931676.png

 

 

If this was helpful: Please mark as a solution Give me a thumbs up Always glad to help, Tom! Connect on LinkedIn

Hi @trice602 - thanks for your help - that helped getting the file content.  The other issue that I discovered while trying this was if you create the workflow in Classic mode versus Co-Pilot, it works.  However, if I use the new CoPilot designer, that is what gives me the corrupted Excel files.  

Hi @PaulTaulbee2 ,

 

Awesome! Please mark my answer as a solution too to help others find this post about file content. Thanks in advance!

 

 

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Hi,

 

Why would this not be working when trying to get the file from Sharepoint? It works when I do it from my onedrive but once i change it to sharepoint, it says the document is corrupt

trice602
Super User
Super User

Hi @martzj ,

 

Please create a new post and share your flow - glad to help you resolve.

 

 

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martzj
Helper II
Helper II

@trice602 Thank you. I created a post and tagged you in the post. General Automate Power Discussion > Power Automate Attachments Are Corrupt

 

@PaulTaulbee2  it is too late to respond but someone might find it useful. When adding filecontent in new designer, it adds extra double quote. if we remove extra double quote then it works

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This is the solution! Thanks

I could not find this function in power automate online version. Do you happen to have any other ideas that could be applied in power automate online as well? 🙂

@adamsabov  This is available in Power automate. Refer below snap and click on the icon

 
 

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@bsfegade It's not too late to help. Thank you! Removing the double quotes solved it for me. Great catch. 

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