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Find Files

Description​

Use this activity to search for files in a specified Microsoft 365 SharePoint/OneDrive Library.

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This activity works only inside Microsoft 365 Context activity.

Properties​

Location​

  • Site Url – Specify the absolute site URL containing the library.
  • Library Name - Specify the library's name in which to search for the file. If left empty default library (Shared Documents) in the site is chosen.
  • Folder Path – Specify the relative path to the folder to limit the search. To search in the entire library, leave this empty.
  • Search Phrase – Specify the keyword for search. It looks for the keyword in the file name, the file contents, and the file metadata.
  • Limit Results – Specify the number of files to return from the search. To get all matching files from the search, leave this empty or enter 0.

Misc​

  • DisplayName – Add a display name to your activity.
  • Private – By default, activity will log the values of your properties inside your workflow. If private is selected, then it stops logging.

Optional​

  • Continue On Error – It Specifies whether the automation should continue even though this activity fails. This field only supports Boolean values (True, False). The default value is False.
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    If this Activity is present inside Try Catch and the value of this property is True, it will ignore errors during the automation execution.

Output​

  • Files – Returns list of FileInfo objects containing metadata information about the files matching the search phrase.

Example​

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Find Files