Getting File Names from Directory

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This question is about how to get the actual filename out of the variable:

I am currently looking to upload files that start with the same thing regardless of how they end to a private email server. The access to the server works great, the upload works great if I have the exact file name, but then I might as well just do it myself.
Here’s what I need, I need to get the list of files in a location then pattern match the name and if the pattern matches then store the name into a variable for later use. Because of how the private email server is setup I can only attach one file at a time. I need to be able to type the file name into a filename bar.
The issue I’m running into is I’m not sure how to use the directory.GetFiles(“filepath”) to obtain a string or array of strings. I tried using a for each and it can’t convert from object to string, I tried simply assigning a variable with variable type System.String but when that is pushed out to a message box it just outputs “System.String” instead of the data I want. Upon further research I tried changing the typeargument in the for each activity to string using directory.GetFiles(“filepath”) in my in statement and then using an assign activity to add it to a variable then afterwards used a message box to show what was there…the message box was blank.
Unfortunately I cannot attach screenshots or the xaml file. I did my best to explain what I’ve tried and what I need.

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Hi

Try something like this:

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Hi @mhall,

In for each row give directory.getfiles(“Provide Path”)
In for each keep message box & check it
In message box write item

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Question about the screenshot you sent, how do I output the write line? Can I store it as a variable? This is the first time I’ve used that particular activity.

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Thanks @varunk for responding, that appears to have worked, now how do I get each item into a variable that I can use the ‘Is Match’ activity on? When I was experimenting with the assign activity it didn’t seem to work.

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Yes you can store it in a string variable.

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Just using the Assign activity? and as a string not an array of strings?

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Hi,

The directory.getfiles returns an array of string.
If you loop an array of string, each loop will give you a string using the Path.GetFilename(file).tostring.

You can incorporate your logic inside the loop whic iterates every file.

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that makes sense. Thank you!

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Explained in this tutorial along with invoces prosessing from list of invoices in folder