How to read email attachments and check if attached file contains a specific word then move this file to a specific location in my computer using gmail activities

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I am using Gmail activity to read emails and download attachments in my local machine. I want to check if a specific word (e.g, invoice) appears in PDF, then move it to INVOICE folder and if it contains QUOTATION then move it to quotation folder.

Note: Invoice and Quotation words will be in PDF contents (not the name of the file)

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Hi @Bilal_Anwar

If the files are pdf, then u can use read pdf activity in UiPath to acheieve this

if there are types of files, then create a switch condition according to extensions

Thanks & Regards,
Nived N

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Hey @Bilal_Anwar
After you download the pdf attachment from gmail you can you read pdf activity you will get it in string
Then you can use boolVal = pdfStr.contains(specific word (e.g, invoice).tostring)
use if contion in True move to That folder invoice similarly use for quotation to move to quotation folder.

Cheers.

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Is it possible to check pdf files before downloading so that i do not have to download other attachments?

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Is it possible to check pdf files before downloading so that i do not have to download other attachments?

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No :slight_smile: @Bilal_Anwar

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No that is not possible bro @Bilal_Anwar
But if there is something on email body or subject then you can explore that i.e for that subject you download the attachment.

Regards.

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