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How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

AS — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:38:02 GMT

Hi Experts,

I'm a newbie here who is creating apps first time and learning creation of apps.

I'm putting a list box to select multiple file and all those user will select comes as a input file in my application. I tried with possible method but could not get a perfect way. If you could help me that would be supper supportive of you guys.

thanks in advance

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

rkapoor — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:52:42 GMT

@AS a similar question has been posted previously. Check it out here:

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/User-prompts-for-selecting-multiple-files-and-execute/td-p/656542

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

atcodedog05 — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:04:02 GMT

@rkapoor Glad you were able to find this post.

Good old days when .zip file format was supported in Alteryx Community post 🙂 nowadays support is stopped.

@AS this method is also supported on Gallery. Since Folder Browse is not supported on the server.

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

AS — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:34:14 GMT

Hi I want to create something like this app

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

AS — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:35:05 GMT

if you could help me to create this app this would be so helpful

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

atcodedog05 — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:26:46 GMT

Hi @AS

This can be implemented using chained app. If it is implemented in a single App the select box options wont be dynamic.

App -1: Files Data and File List (list of options which will be used in next step)

App -2: Gives you the option and lets you select. Option for list box is loaded from select tool.

App run: App -1

Clicking on continue will trigger the next app.

Resources on chained App :

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Interactive-Lessons/Chaining-Analytic-Apps/ta-p/243120

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Videos/Chained-Applications/td-p/186301

Hope this helps : )

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

AS — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 07:22:40 GMT

Thanks @atcodedog05

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

atcodedog05 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 07:23:43 GMT

Happy to help : ) @AS

Cheers and have a nice day!

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

dnbShiner15 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 13:14:06 GMT

As a tip... the IN statement at the Filter tool is likely going to drive you bonkers in trying to get the syntax configured correctly. I finally found the solution via another contributors efforts.....

Be sure to reference the following when configuring the Action tool and the Filter's IN('TEST1, 'TEST2') statement......

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/Parse-Error-within-filter-tool-when-trying-to-create-an-app/td-p/324812

Thanks Community!

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

dnbShiner15 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 20:58:16 GMT

@atcodedog05 First off... thanks for your explanations. I was able to build a chained app that works well in Alteryx designer. The issue becomes when I publish it to the Gallery. The behavior that I am after is that the end user would be able to reference a location on their hard drive that contains a listing of files in the same directory. Alteryx would pick up those files and combine them. and then do a bunch of other stuff. Again, I successfully built a workflow that does this using 2 chained apps. When I publish it to Gallery it throws errors relating to the hard coded directories that I have in the code. I found another article talking about making relative references but I still think that the files, directories, etc all have to be on the same Server as the Alteryx gallery server. Is that correct or do you know?

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

atcodedog05 — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 07:03:59 GMT

Hi @dnbShiner15

I really wish I could help you. I generally would have but I am really tied up and I don't want to provide a partial/inaccurate answer. Hence I am refraining from providing you with any answer.

Hope someone helps you. Post it as a new question it will get more visibility and people with help you.

Cheers and have a nice day!

Re: How to Choose multiple files in analytic app

ChristianCartagena_ — Tue, 02 May 2023 13:31:47 GMT

I have a zip file that contains multiple csv, files inside. I have a directory input in alteryx of the zip file, i want to be able to create a list box allowing the users to select which csv. files they want to run in the workflow. Any help would be appreciated! thank you