Rename email attachments from the subject text and save it in Dropbox

[Alex_Reig]

Hi all! 😊

I have already started using Power Automate and I’m trying to save the attachments from an email into my Dropbox changing its name for a part of the email subject.

Now I did a flow that can save the file but I’m not able to create the flow that change its name.

For example, I need to save and rename the file from this mail as Factura 757 – Hydrotech2 Europe SL not as 2021-757

 The flow that I have created is the following:

I think that the solution is to put something in “File Name” but everything I tried has failed.

Thanks so much for reading my problem, and I hope someone can help me out. 

Have a great day

[fchopo]

Hi Alex,

Before creating the file you could add a "compose action" to define the file name. Have a look at the following example:

1) Create a compose action to build an string like "07102021_11:12"

formatDateTime(utcNow(),'ddMMyyyy_hhmm')

2) Create a compose action to append the previous string between the file name and the file extension.

concat(concat(concat(split(items('Apply_to_each')?['name'],'.')[0],outputs('Compose-GetTimeString')),'.'),split(items('Apply_to_each')?['name'],'.')[1])

3) Create the file (in this case, in OneDrive for Business).

Hope it helps!

Ferran

[Alex_Reig]

Hello Ferran!

Thank you very much 😊

I will try it next week

[Alex_Reig]

Hi @fchopo 

I tried it but it didn't work; nothing is created in the folder and when something is created is not in PDF format but in another than I can't open,

Best regards

[v-LilyW-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Alex_Reig 

Please add Get attachment action before Create file action and use 'Content Bytes' from Get attachment action to fill File content in Create file action and try again.

You can take a try with the screenshots below:

Assume my email is like below. In my test, I will rename the attachment with the content after 'Test' in the subject.

Flow in details:

Expression:trim(last(split(outputs('Compose'),'Test')))

Expression:last(split(outputs('Compose_2'),'.'))

Save and test the flow.

When I receive the email

The new file will be created in Dropbox

Hope the content above may help you.

Best Regards

If my solution helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

[Alex_Reig]

Hi @v-LilyW-msft 

It worked perfectly 

You are the best 🙂

PD: Do you know if there is a way to only attach de PDF file and not the JPG one?

[v-LilyW-msft]

Hi @Alex_Reig 

You can add Condition action to determine whether the attachment is a pdf file.

Best Regards.

[Alex_Reig]

Hi @v-LilyW-msft 

It says that there is no file that accomplish that condition:

Maybe if I use any other  condition such as Attachment Contwnt Type it will work