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MladenJ
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5 years ago
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Web.Contents fails with '%' in the filename

Hi,    I hope you can help me to get this issue resolved.   What the goal is: Load the Excel file (.xlsx) from a SharePoint folder. It seems pretty straightforward thing to do. I am able to do t...
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    MladenJ
    5 years ago

    Hey all, thanks for your comments.

    Unfortunately the Web connector is off the table, as there is no workaround for the special characters issue.

    v-kelly-msft - thanks for the article you posted, but it doesn't apply to my case here. Even with the direct link to the file, i'm unable to connect.

     

    Luckily enough, the only workaround i managed to apply is to use the One Drive synced folder and Folder.Files to get to the desired folder. 

    I guess that i'll have to make sure everyone syncs their One Drive before the use 🙂 

MladenJ's avatar
MladenJ
Frequent Visitor
5 years ago

Hey all, thanks for your comments.

Unfortunately the Web connector is off the table, as there is no workaround for the special characters issue.

v-kelly-msft - thanks for the article you posted, but it doesn't apply to my case here. Even with the direct link to the file, i'm unable to connect.

 

Luckily enough, the only workaround i managed to apply is to use the One Drive synced folder and Folder.Files to get to the desired folder. 

I guess that i'll have to make sure everyone syncs their One Drive before the use 🙂