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Overview

The toFile function takes any content and creates a file object.

Note:

  • It is advisable to use file objects from the cloud directly and only in the absence of such means should this task be used.
  • The toFile task is not a utility to create files of desired type. It only helps wrapping up contents inside a file object. So there shall be instances where the file might appear broken or corrupted unless appropriate content is supplied during file creation.
  • The file object would be created in the name of the file along with the extension(if provided).

Return Type

  • FILE

Syntax

<variable> = <value>.toFile(<file_name>);

where,

ParameterData typeDescription
<variable>FILEVariable which will contain the created file object.
<value>TEXT/COLLECTION

The value that needs to be converted to a file object.

Note:

  • In Zoho Creator, the input value cannot exceed 5MB. However, some older accounts may still allow up to 50MB which will eventually be reduced without impacting the existing scripts.
     
  • For all other services, the input value limit is up to 50MB.
<file_name>TEXTThe value which will represent the file name and its extension.

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Example

Imagine that you need to put feedback content provided by a customer into a file object. The toFile function can convert the text into a file with a specified name and extension.

changes = collection();
changes.insert("Provide UI builder");
changes.insert("insert different layouts");
changes.insert("introduce different font families");
file_object = changes.toFile("feedback");
info file_object;                         // This would create a file with the name "feedback" with data included in the collection.

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