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Text Input fails to pass 50% at runtime

EricSchmidt
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Hello.  I'm fairly new to Alteryx, and have what probably amounts to a silly question:

 

I have previously created a database that uses a Text Input object to relay a simple URL of a database query that returns a comma separate value file from an API to a Download function in Alteryx.  Some months ago when I created this, there was no issue with Alteryx downloading the file and continuing the processing as desired.  We now have need to revisit these reports and this time around when running the Alteryx processes, the system hangs at the very first step, the Text URL, at 50%, and never gets to the download.  No errors are thrown, and I have verified that the report is available by viewing it in a chrome browser.  I also tried to simply change the URL to something that I knew would return nonsense (google.com), just to see if ANYTHING would work, but the Text input still hangs at 50%.

 

I appreciate any insight that the community could provide.

Thanks,

Eric

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BrandonB
Alteryx
Alteryx

Hi @EricSchmidt 

 

I just attached an example of a functioning API call that pulls some facts about cats. Can you try opening up this workflow to confirm that it executes as expected? It leverages a Download tool and a Text Input so it should function properly. 

 

cat facts.png

 

 

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