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Downloading Excel File from a URL

fitzgerald2022
7 - Meteor

I receive and email from our training software that includes a URL Excel file link for the excel data.

Example: www.compliancewire.com/CustomerData/Temp/sample.xlsx (The data is confidential so I couldn't use a real url)

 

I am trying to use the download tool to download this file and then use a dynamic input tool to use the data.

 

When I configure the Download Tool to Output to a File it works and I can open the file with excel. When I attempt to use the dynamic input tool (or a regular input tool) I get the following error:

 

Error: Input Data (5): Target Excel file may be corrupt! Cannot find required file, or element within file: xl/styles.xml

Also when I try to choose a Table Name the there are none I can click

 

What I have tried

  • Changing the .xlsx file format to xls, xlsm, etc

 

 

 

 

12 REPLIES 12
Shalz
8 - Asteroid

I am trying to download from Sharepoint.

Can you suggest a solution please

Raj_007
8 - Asteroid

Hi, i have tried this to get the .xlsx but i get the error unable to archive for unzipping error

KelleyS
Alteryx
Alteryx

The temp.zip worked for a flow I'm working on to download a .xlsm file.  Thank you so much @jamielaird & @fitzgerald2022 !!

Kelley Sinnock
Strategic Customer Success Manager
Alteryx
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