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Help: Update Input with .DAT file

JKenned1
5 - Atom

My input tool already has a .DAT file as its input, which is read as "File Format: Comma Separated Value (.csv)" and the workflow runs perfectly.

I'm trying to create an app in which the user selects a file using the file browser and the action tool then connects to update the input.

When I do this, it keeps telling me that dat files are not recognized. How can I fix this? Why is it not being formatted as .csv like the current static input?

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KGT
13 - Pulsar

When you use the file browse tool, it deals with the file in a way where it handles the transfer to the Input tool. Additional menu options like choosing how to bring in a non-standard file are not easily transferred to the input tool as the File Browse only has a certain number of options. The additional options are on the input tool, not in the file browse. The solution depends a bit on the consistency of the data you want them to choose. Will it always be a .dat file? Will it always be the same metadata etc.

You can try a couple of things.

  • Try different options on the action tool to update value rather than filename.
  • Try using a method to input the filename to a tool and then pass that to a dynamic Input.
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