Searching text field for values in my array

[scottgm]

Hello Experts, 

I have an array set up with a list of different site codes, for example:

SiteA01

SiteB01

SiteB02

SiteC01

...and so on

I also have an action to pull rows from a SQL server and I want to add a condition to find all rows where any of the array values are present anywhere my "summary" column. The summary column is varchar and the content varies from row to row. Here are a few examples:

Update firmware on SiteC01.hostname.com 

2hr downtime for UPS maintenance

WLC update at SiteA01

siteb01 switch upgrade

I would only expect to capture rows 1, 3 and 4 in this case. 

Can anyone advise if it is possible to use an expression in the contains condition to achieve this?

[abm]

Hi @scottgm 

In your apply each loop add another apply each for the array. Iterate each array value. Add the the If condition to check the array value contains sql value.

Also you could use filter array action to check against the sql rows.

Have a look at this blog

https://veenstra.me.uk/2018/12/18/microsoft-flow-filter-data-in-an-array/

Thanks

[v-bacao-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @scottgm ,

Please try the following methods to achieve your needs.

• Initialization variables store sitecodes in an array.
• Iterate through the Get rows action and use the Filter array to filter and determine whether the current row meets the conditions.
• The condition is whether the specified column value contains any element in the Sitecodes variable.
• If the body of the Filter array is not empty, the current row is eligible.

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Best Regards,

[marpio]

These are painful and horribly slow... It is better to covert the array (or the interested part of it) into a string and then search in the "big" string.