Hello,
I am submitting this on behalf of a colleague who is developing a C# application. The scope of the project involves using C# to collect user inputs through a GUI, parse these into Alteryx, trigger a batch workflow, return all data to C# for post processing, visualisation and use in other parts of the C# application.
I have seen several examples of using the API to run workflows hosted on a server, using Excel and otherwise. However, we are wondering if this process can be done locally on the PC. I.e. the .yxmc/.yxmd files reside on the hard drive the C# application is run from.
Below is the information provided to me by my colleague:
I am new to Alteryx and C# and am trying to figure out how to trigger a workflow from C#. Overall, the goal is to receive two user inputs (both DateTime fields on a C# GUI) and push the values to Alteryx. After the dates have been pushed, Alteryx is to be triggered and start a workflow and then output the results (which I have successfully achieved).
The issue I am having is with the connection between C# and Alteryx to trigger the workflow. I have tried the C# sendKeys function to send ctrl+r which is a shortcut to run a workflow on Alteryx. The dates are successfully passed to the Alteryx file which was done by calling the Alteryx workflow file as an xml file, finding the element/node where the date is to be stored and saving the value there.
Your direction would be very much appreciated.
