Fetch content from a file
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Note:
- This file attribute is applicable only to the files uploaded using the file upload field in Zoho Creator.
- This task can extract file content upto 5 MB. Some older accounts would allow extraction up to 50 MB which will eventually be reduced without affecting the existing scripts. Learn more.
- To fetch content of files fetched using invoke URL task in any service, use getFileContent function.
Overview
The file attribute - content returns the content of the file uploaded in the specified Zoho Creator field.
Syntax
<variable> = <field_link_name>.content;
where:
| Params | Data type | Description |
<variable> | TEXT | The content of the file. Note: File types that usually contain only text values, (for example .txt, .csv etc.) will return the content accurately. File types that usually contain images, (for example .pdf, etc.) will return junk values. |
<file_name> | TEXT | The link name of the file upload field. |
Example
The following example fetches the content of the file upload field in Zoho Creator.
file_content = fileUpload.content;
where:
file_contentThe TEXT that represents the content of the specified file.
fileUploadThe link name of the file upload field