Reference

Endpoint Download File

Name

download_file_to_disk

Description

No description available

Parameters

Parameter Required Options
Name: DriveId

Label: Drive Id

Specify a drive 		YES
Name: FileId

Label: File Id or Path (e.g. root:/somefolder/myfile.xyz: ) - Max 1000 Listed

Specify a File Id or Path. Syntax: [{file-id}] -OR- [root:/{file-path}:] (Example: root:/folder/subfolder/myfile.xyz: ) 		YES
Name: SiteId

Label: Site Id (Re-Select Drive Id after you change this)

Specify a site
Name: SearchType

Label: Search Type - For UI Only (i.e. Recursive -OR- Non-Recursive) - Default=Recursive)

NOTE: Not Supported with Application Credentials which uses Sites.Selected Scope. If you do not wish to see files from child folders then use Non-Recursive option. Recursive option has certain limitations (e.g. Only indexed files will appear so it takes time to show up in the list). If you do not see some files listed in the output then use Non-Recursive option (must specify Parent Folder Path in SearchPath property).
Option Value
Recursive All Files (Keep Blank) - not supported for Application Credentials with Sites.Selected Scope
Non-Recursive / Children All Files (Only for Non-Shared Items) children
Recursive All - For User Creds Only search(q='')
Recursive *.xlsx Files - For User Creds Only search(q='.xls')
Recursive *.csv Files - For User Creds Only search(q='.csv')
Recursive *.json Files - For User Creds Only search(q='.json')
Recursive Custom Extension Files - For User Creds Only search(q='.myext')
Name: SearchPath

Label: Search Folder (For UI Only - Helps to narrow down File Selection DropDown) - Max 200 Listed

This parameter is only for UI. Select this to narrow down File List Dropdown. Select Search Folder first and then select File List dropdown to see new File list (found under this selected folder).

Output Columns

Label Data Type (SSIS) Data Type (SQL) Length Description
Status DT_WSTR nvarchar(4000) 4000
If the column you are looking for is missing, consider customizing SharePoint Online Connector.

Input Columns

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

Examples

SSIS

Use SharePoint Online Connector in API Source or in API Destination SSIS Data Flow components to read or write data.

API Source

API Source - SharePoint Online
SharePoint Connector can be used to read, write data in SharePoint Online List / Document Library, perform file operations such as upload, download, create, move, delete, rename in a few clicks!
SharePoint Online
Download File
Required Parameters
Drive Id Fill-in the parameter...
File Id or Path (e.g. root:/somefolder/myfile.xyz: ) - Max 1000 Listed Fill-in the parameter...
SaveContentAsBinary Fill-in the parameter...
FileOverwriteMode Fill-in the parameter...
Target File Path (e.g. c:\somefolder\file.xlsx) Fill-in the parameter...
Optional Parameters
Site Id (Re-Select Drive Id after you change this)
Search Type - For UI Only (i.e. Recursive -OR- Non-Recursive) - Default=Recursive)
Search Folder (For UI Only - Helps to narrow down File Selection DropDown) - Max 200 Listed
RequestTimeoutMs 7200000
RawOutputDataRowTemplate {Status:'Downloaded'}
EnableRawOutputModeSingleRow True
SSIS API Source - Read from table or endpoint

API Destination

API Destination - SharePoint Online
SharePoint Connector can be used to read, write data in SharePoint Online List / Document Library, perform file operations such as upload, download, create, move, delete, rename in a few clicks!
SharePoint Online
Download File
Required Parameters
Drive Id Fill-in the parameter...
File Id or Path (e.g. root:/somefolder/myfile.xyz: ) - Max 1000 Listed Fill-in the parameter...
SaveContentAsBinary Fill-in the parameter...
FileOverwriteMode Fill-in the parameter...
Target File Path (e.g. c:\somefolder\file.xlsx) Fill-in the parameter...
Optional Parameters
Site Id (Re-Select Drive Id after you change this)
Search Type - For UI Only (i.e. Recursive -OR- Non-Recursive) - Default=Recursive)
Search Folder (For UI Only - Helps to narrow down File Selection DropDown) - Max 200 Listed
RequestTimeoutMs 7200000
RawOutputDataRowTemplate {Status:'Downloaded'}
EnableRawOutputModeSingleRow True
SSIS API Destination - Access table or endpoint

ODBC application

Use these SQL queries in your ODBC application data source:

Download a file to a local disk from a SharePoint document library 

SELECT * FROM download_file_to_disk
    WITH(
      DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
    , FileId='01SUOJPKDXTQL2XI2EIFDYZxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
    , TargetFilePath='C:\temp\List.xlsx'
    --, FileOverwriteMode='FailIfExists' //change default overwrite mode from AlwaysOverwrite to FailIfExists
    )
--DriveId can be retrieved by selecting from 'Drives' table.
--FileId can be retrieved by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint.

SQL Server

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

Download a file to a local disk from a SharePoint document library 

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'SELECT * FROM download_file_to_disk
    WITH(
      DriveId=''b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMxxxxxxxxxxxxx''
    , FileId=''01SUOJPKDXTQL2XI2EIFDYZxxxxxxxxxxxxx''
    , TargetFilePath=''C:\temp\List.xlsx''
    --, FileOverwriteMode=''FailIfExists'' //change default overwrite mode from AlwaysOverwrite to FailIfExists
    )
--DriveId can be retrieved by selecting from ''Drives'' table.
--FileId can be retrieved by selecting from ''list_files'' endpoint.';

EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_SHAREPOINT_ONLINE_IN_GATEWAY];