Tableau Connector for Microsoft SharePoint

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DownloadDocument

Downloads a document from a SharePoint document library. Helps users retrieve SharePoint-stored files for offline use or processing.

Input

Name Type Required Description
File String False The local file path where the downloaded document should be saved, including the new filename. Example: 'C:/Users/User/Desktop/Document.docx'.
Library String True The name of the SharePoint document library from which the file will be downloaded. Example: 'Shared Documents'.
RemoteFile String True The path of the document on the SharePoint server. This can be either the full URL (such as 'https://yoursharepointsite.com/Shared Documents/document.docx') or just the file name. If only the name is provided, the latest version will be downloaded.

Result Set Columns

Name Type Description
Success Boolean Indicates whether the download operation was successful. Returns 'true' if successful, otherwise 'false'.
FileData String The BASE64 encoded content of the downloaded document. This is only returned if File and FileStream are not specified.

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