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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!
Solved! Go to Solution.
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:
