Error when opening Excel file (cannot contain newline or certain characters)

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I am trying to open an Excel file from my files to create an automation on. But when I am using the Use Excel File activity to retrieve the file, I receive the following Error:

A file name cannot contain a newline, or any of the following characters: * : ? " < > |

But the issue is, my file name does not contain any of those characters and if I try to use another file (also without those characters) it still gives the same issues. I’ve tried everything but can’t seem to figure out what I am doing wrong.

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@oaarohansen - Please share the screenshot of the workflow and the file saved in your folder(i.e. trying to open)??

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And the file

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@oaarohansen - Hmm…Looks like whatever screenshot you have shared , all look good…but this.

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I see an error icon here. May be one of the activities is throwing this error ??

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It is definitely one of those activities, I just can’t seem to understand why it is happening. The path has no characters that would interfere with the opening of the report.

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@oaarohansen - Click on the + Sign near the folder icon and choose open advance editor…

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which will bring it to the below screen…

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Could you please share , what you are seeing there?

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Here you go!

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@oaarohansen - Looks good very strange. Could you please copy that file to the project folder path and give it a try once. Just for debugging purpose…

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That does eliminate the problem! Do Excel project files need to be within the project folder?

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Good to know…

Nope… This is just for debugging purpose i have to asked to try. This proves that the excel file name is not the culprit. So I believe this has something to do with the folder path.

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Gotcha. Could it be something with it being within OneDrive or Sharepoint?

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May be or May not be, since I have tried both I can’t be sure.