ODBC guide

Read file content as Base64


Reads file content as a Base64 string. Also demonstrates saving Base64 to disk to recreate the file.

SELECT Data as BYTES_AS_BASE64_STRING, BASE64_TO_FILE('C:\My files\Employees\List.xls', Data) FILE_SAVED_TO_DISK_FROM_BASE64 
FROM download_file
WITH (
   -- Drive (SharePoint Document Library)
	  DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-XXXXXXXXXXXXX'
	 , FileId='root:/folder/test_out.csv:'
	 --,FileId='01SUOJPKHXMPKD2UXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'  --by ID (preferred)
	 
	 )
--DriveId can be retrieved by selecting from 'Drives' table.
--FileId can be retrieved by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint.