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Downloading a large XLSX file from a URL

stevekosier
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Hello Everyone,

 

I'm new to Alteryx so still learning the tool sets, etc. I've searched the community for ways to download an XLSX file from a URL and have found a few solutions, none of which seem to work for the URL in which I am downloading from. Here is the URL:

 

https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/Report/ReportParameter.aspx?module=Licenses&reportID=32414&report...

 

When the link is clicked, it launches a page that displays a "Please Wait" message. The file download doesn't initiate for a solid 10-15 mins, which I think is due in part to the fact that it's a 17mb file. I've seen in other solved questions of downloading from a URL that the file download initiates immediately, which I think allows for the file to be read at the point the URL is called and allows for the download tool to read the file into the workflow.

 

Any ideas on how to handle the URL above? 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

-Steve

 

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