Dynamic Input changes path

RasmusTS

Hi everyone

Sorry if this is simple but I'm quite new to Alteryx. 

I'm trying to make a dynamic input tool which will input an excel file from a specific folder while dynamically changing the path to match the Username of the one running the workflow. 

I've looked at a few suggestions but I'm running into a problem because the dynamic input tool adds "Downloads" after the Username to the path even though it is not mentioned anywhere in the Workflow. 

It's probably a simple mistake but I'm unable to fix it. 

I hope that someone can help or have a suggestion. 

Thank you all in advance!

Connecting input dynamically.yxmd

DataNath

Hey @RasmusTS - in the Dynamic Input tool, when I first downloaded the flow, you were referencing the [Path] field here, instead of [New].

Because Path is set up like \Desktop... - this will read like a relative filepath and Alteryx will populate this with the directory relative to where the workflow is saved i.e. the Downloads folder for me, hence I get the same error:

However, if I switch this to [New] it starts looking from the desired directory i.e. Desktop that you have specified in your Formula expression: