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CameronHughes
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8 years ago

Can you add records to a table (import) using a file that was attached to a record as a source?

This is a toy example. First table is called Attached Files Second table is called Main Data I want a user to create a new record in the Attached Files table. That record will have a file att...
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QuickBaseCoachD
Qrew Captain
8 years ago
So you mean that the CSV would have say 10 rows and you want 10 records created in the main table.

If that is the case, why not just import the CSV directly to the main table.
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    CameronHughes
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    8 years ago
    Yeah that's what I want. Basically the users of this app will have  to import 3 or 4 files to 3 or 4 different tables and i'm concerned that if they do it out of order incorrect emails will get generated.
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    QuickBaseCoachD
    Qrew Captain
    8 years ago
    The only native solution I can think of is to set up a Connected CSV Sync table and upload the CSV files to one of the three cloud sources or an internal SFTP path.  Then they will upload each hour.  But then the downside is that the Quick Base table keeps growing.
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    CameronHughes
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    8 years ago
    okay thats what i thought too. Thanks so much.