EndPoint Download a file

Name

download_file

Description

Downloads a file

Parameters

Parameter	Label	Required	Options	Description
SourceFilePath	SourceFilePath	YES

Output Columns

Label	Data Type (SSIS)	Data Type (SQL)	Length	Raw	Description
Status	`DT_WSTR`	`nvarchar(4000)`	4000	`False`

Input Columns

Label	Data Type (SSIS)	Data Type (SQL)	Length	Raw	Description
There are no Static columns defined for this endpoint. This endpoint detects columns dynamically at runtime.

Examples

SSIS

Use DropBox Connector in API Source component to read data or in API Destination component to read/write data:

Download a file using API Source

DropBox

Download a file

SSIS API Source - Read from table or endpoint

Download a file using API Destination

DropBox

Download a file

SSIS API Destination - Access table or endpoint

ODBC application

Use these SQL queries in your ODBC application data source:

Download file

Downloads a file

SELECT *
  FROM download_file
  WITH (SourceFilePath='/file-I-want-to-download.dat'
        ,ResponseDataFile='C:\path\I\want\to\save\my\file\to.dat'
      )

SQL Server

Use these SQL queries in SQL Server after you create a data source in Data Gateway:

Download file

Downloads a file

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'SELECT *
  FROM download_file
  WITH (SourceFilePath=''/file-I-want-to-download.dat''
        ,ResponseDataFile=''C:\path\I\want\to\save\my\file\to.dat''
      )';

EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LINKED_SERVER_TO_DROPBOX_IN_DATA_GATEWAY];