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tolange
Partner Ambassador
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Is there a way to open/read data files via QAA?

Hi QAA team and users,

I've been working with the QAA blocks related to Data Files (both in the Qlik Cloud and the Platform Ops connectors). I can list/get files, copy/move files, create/delete files etc.

What I am so far not able to do is to open an existing file & read its contents line by line as is possible via other file/cloud provider connectors (S3, dropbox etc.).

Are there connectors for that already? Are there endpoints for this but no QAA blocks yet? Or is this something that is currently not supported in the Qlik Cloud file system/logic at all?

Thanks!

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salmankojar
Partner - Creator II
Partner - Creator II

Hi @tolange can you please describe what file format you want to open and read?

tolange
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My initial requirement was CSV - but this is not of major importance. Flat files in general is what this is about (csv, txt, maybe also json etc.)

salmankojar
Partner - Creator II
Partner - Creator II

Hi @tolange you can use open file block to first Open your file located in one of the storage connectors and then after use Read Data from file block to read the file line by line. using this block you can read Csv/Json file both.

tolange
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Hi and thanks, I am aware of this connector/these blocks. Unfortunately, this - to my knowledge - is not available for Qlik Cloud's own file system and thus the Data Files stored in a Qlik tenant. It is only available for external connectors such as S3, Dropbox etc.