Illegal Character - move file

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Hello !

I am building a program that can manipulates various PDF files in the same folder.

After getting information from these PDF files through a loop, i would like to move them in another folder called “Archived”

With the “move file” activity (last step of the loop) I have difficulties to set a path name that allows me to move each PDF file.

Each PDF file has a title like : “Bill_n°_12596.pdf” (only the number differs from pdf files)

So i tried to put in these two path name :

  1. “C:\Users\EDupraz\Documents\UiPath\PDF_extraction_project\Bill_n°*.pdf” (does not work)
  2. “C:\Users\EDupraz\Documents\UiPath\PDFDT_test\Bill_n°” + * + “.pdf” ( calls for Illegal character)

How should i name my path name so the “move file” activity can move each file of the folder.

Thank you for your help !

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Problem solved,

I just had to put my variable that allows me to read all pdf files in my loop as the “path name”

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I have same issue can u tell how u have accesed .

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Hey @ravi_gupta , what is your problem exactly ?

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I have file like “data 12/12/2019.csv” i have try to read file in read csv like “data*.csv” its giving i illegal character .
I have also done like “data”+*+“.csv”
Help me to read the file .
Thank you

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Do you want to read only this file or do you have a bunch of files in folder and you want to read all of them ?

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Only one file

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But that file is changing daily with date

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Id suggest to first get the file in that directory and then move that result file.
for get you can use “data*.csv” as it takes wild-card.

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Can u ellaborate or send a .xaml file to me please

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Ok first thing is that i dont think file names allow / in windows.
Assuming you have a different file name and ignoring the file name for now you can try the logic in attached. GetFile.xaml (7.3 KB)

Since you said only one file i have not used a loop. You can add if required.

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For One file it is working fine but for multiple file its not working

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yes, like i told you , can you please add the whole logic inside a for loop and you should be good :slight_smile:
Let me know if you have any difficulties.