Render tool output

[cireost]

Is it possible to choose the location of your output file with the Render tool using an Analytic App?  I basically would like to have the user set the location of where the file is saved as once a basic table is rendered.

[tcroberts · Accepted solution]

You could provide a Text Box when the App is started, and allow the user to paste a path in there. You would connect to the render tool, select "Choose a Specific Output File", and put in a placeholder string, which you'll want to replace. You then connect the Text Box to the lightning bolt anchor at the top of the Render Tool icon, and select the following item in the Value or Attribute to Update Configuration:

Render ->OutputFile

You can check the "replace a specific string" box, and enter your placeholder string there. The text box input will now update the file path of the saved report.

Let me know if this works for you,

Cheers!

[cireost]

any chance you could provide some screen shots?  also, what would the placeholder string be?

[tcroberts]

Here's a screenshot:

The placeholder can be whatever you like. I've set mine to "text.xlsx", and then also set the "Replace a specific string" value to the same placeholder. This will replace "test.xlsx" with the contents of the Text Box.

If you desired, your placeholder could be "banana". You generally want to set it somewhere that you could easily use for debugging the workflow, so perhaps the same directory as the workflow is in.

[cireost]

works perfectly, thank you!!

[mohit9garg]

@tcrobertscould you please share this workflow. I also have the same problem.

Many thanks

[mohit9garg]

@cireost can you please share this batch macro. I also have a same issue.