convert image format iPad

[SteveDaPirate]

Hi Guys,

i am using the Camera control to capture a picture that i want to upload to sharepoint via power automate flow.

I am stuck at converting the format to binary so the flow works...

I have:

ClearCollect(colPhoto, Camera1.Photo)

when I print  First(colPhoto).Value

on the ipad air 5 i get:

/SessionStorage/841ED2CA-E651-402F-972F-4F81B8DC0F4B.jpeg

for the browser (edge) capture i get:

data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAHgCAYAAAA10dzkAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAIABJREFUeF6kvWmzZcl1HZb3vfvmGl5NXVU9sEdMBAnQGmxJNElZZtikbOmrZcp2hKwIO/wnFPoi2vpkfXDYDjuCsmQrLFshWUFRks0IwiQBAgQBEkADaICNHtCoHqqrqmt+83Ada629MvfJe241ZL2I7vfqDufkydy599prDzn563/tP5+dnp6W6fK0r [...]  (like a million characters long)

so there is definitely a mismatch in formats here.. i tried the dataUriToBinary function and base64ToBinary but none of them work, i always get 

Unable to process template language expressions in action 'Compose' inputs at line '0' and column '0': 'The template language function 'dataUriToBinary' expects its parameter to be formatted as a valid data URI. The provided value '/SessionStorage/5C573612-E4EE-4C0E-830C-9703DDB10BD3.jpeg' was not formatted correctly.

It works on browser, just not on the ipad

Any help would be much apprechiated, thank you!

[CFernandes]

@SteveDaPirate - Maybe just use the expression below -

• base64ToBinary(replace('<yourimagevaraible>', 'data&colon;image/jpeg;base64,', ''))

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[SteveDaPirate]

@CFernandes 

Hi, thanks for the answer, just so that i understand it correctly - for my case it would be this?

base64ToBinary(replace('Createfile_FileContent',  'data&colon;image/jpeg;base64,', ''))

i get this error now

Unable to process template language expressions in action 'Compose' inputs at line '0' and column '0': 'The template language function 'base64ToBinary' was invoked with a parameter that is not valid. The value cannot be decoded from base64 representation.'.

[CFernandes]

@SteveDaPirate 

• This is what I think should work... Hardcoded the binary string

base64ToBinary(replace('data&colon;image/jpeg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAA CNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwA AAABJRU5ErkJggg==', 'data&colon;image/jpeg;base64,', ''))

• 

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[SteveDaPirate]

@CFernandes i think there is a little misunderstanding here - in browser i get the base64 data directly and there the converting with base64ToBinary works, that is no problem.

just on the ipad, the photo is saved as "/SessionStorage/841ED2CA-E651-402F-972F-4F81B8DC0F4B.jpeg" - insert that as your variable and it also doesnt work -

i need to convert that variable to base64/ binary so that i can use it. do you know about any function in that regard?

[CFernandes]

@SteveDaPirate - Lets step a little back, so you get "/SessionStorage/841ED2CA-E651-402F-972F-4F81B8DC0F4B.jpeg" in the variable? rather than base64 or dataURI?

[SteveDaPirate]

@CFernandes yes! when i take a picture with the ipad

[CFernandes]

@SteveDaPirate - So in PowerApps you are using JSON function and then passing variable in PowerAutomate?

• Set(myVar; JSON(Image; IncludeBinaryData))

[SteveDaPirate]

@CFernandes currently i am saving the camera data in power apps as 

ClearCollect(colPhoto, Camera1.Photo)

and then i call the flow with this as Photo variable:

First(colPhoto).Value

in the flow i used (see screenshot attached)

base64ToBinary(triggerBody()['Createfile_FileContent']) 

i now tried collecting with the json function that you mentioned,

ClearCollect(colPhoto, JSON(Camera1.Photo; JSONFormat.IncludeBinaryData))

that gives me "B" as variable value ^^

[CFernandes]

@SteveDaPirate - Hey Mate, I am travelling and could not reproduce the problem. I will check this tomorrow and get back you.