Power Automate Desktop: Using email "From" variable for office 365 email on same domain doesn't return email address

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I am retrieving email that match by subject using "Retrieve email messages from Outlook".

I am then trying to respond to these emails by picking up the variable %CurrentItem['From']% from "For Each" "Current Item" .

The value "From" is not an email address as expected. Instead it's a very long string that has DN information and cannot be used when trying to send emails back in reply to sender. Example Below:

From value returned:

When trying to use the From variable value I get this message:

Robin.Core.ActionException: Failed to send email message ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Outlook does not recognize one or more names.
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.RuntimeType.InvokeDispMethod(String name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Object target, Object[] args, Boolean[] byrefModifiers, Int32 culture, String[] namedParameters)
at System.RuntimeType.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] providedArgs, ParameterModifier[] modifiers, CultureInfo culture, String[] namedParams)
at System.Type.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture)
at Robin.Modules.Outlook.Actions.OutlookActions.InvokeMethod(Object o, String methodName, Object[] methodArgs)
at Robin.Modules.Outlook.Actions.OutlookActions.SendEmailThroughOutlook(Variant outlookInstance, Variant account, Variant from, Variant to, Variant cc, Variant bcc, Variant subject, Variant body, Variant attachments, Boolean isBodyHtml, Int32 sendEmailFrom)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Robin.Modules.Outlook.Actions.SendEmailThroughOutlook.Execute(ActionContext context)
at Robin.Runtime.Engine.ActionRunner.RunAction(String action, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments, IActionStatement statement)

Anyone know how to solve this? 

Thanks!

[r96359]

Of course it's always when I type in a message for help that I find some other way to search for an answer.

So it looks like I need to use "Respond to Outlook Message" instead of  Send email message through Outlook.

Using this way, it automatically takes the variable of FROM and can send it properly even when on the same domain.

This tests out and works great.

Found this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKEjiqb0SBU 

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Anyone know why a DN string is stored as FROM when retrieving email from other employees within the domain?

Doesn't happen from outside email.

Looks like this and it not usable for replying.

This is still an issue because I want to capture the Email Address so I can use it later but it's un usable as is.

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This should really get fixed so that we can store a "From" variable and not have to rely on the "Respond to Outlook Message".