script to export QuickBase table data to local csv file
I have a need to export QuickBase table data to a local csv file (Lan directory). In looking at the QuickBase API reference, I see a call ImportFromCSV but no export or download call. It would seem t...
Thank you for the quick response. What I have in mind is a button on a dashboard that calls a script to download the data of my choosing to a location/filename determined in the script. I think more details would help me get started.
You will not be able to control where the file lands (without some extraordinary configuration) - it is going into the download folder. Doing otherwise could be a security issue unless precautions were taken.
That said there is probably a way to set up a custom protocol handler or in a Windows environment use an Office URI Scheme that will take a URL pointing to a csv/excel file and automatically load it into a locally installed program.such as MS Office:
This is a largely unexplored area in terms of using these methods with QuickBase. It is totally dependent on the precise combination of (1) Platform, (2) Browser and (3) Configuration you are using.
I wasn't prepared to discuss this topic yet but there is a vast area of what I call QuickBase Deep Linking which you can become familiar with using this overview article:
You will not be able to control where the file lands (without some extraordinary configuration) - it is going into the download folder. Doing otherwise could be a security issue unless precautions were taken.
That said there is probably a way to set up a custom protocol handler or in a Windows environment use an Office URI Scheme that will take a URL pointing to a csv/excel file and automatically load it into a locally installed program.such as MS Office:
This is a largely unexplored area in terms of using these methods with QuickBase. It is totally dependent on the precise combination of (1) Platform, (2) Browser and (3) Configuration you are using.
I wasn't prepared to discuss this topic yet but there is a vast area of what I call QuickBase Deep Linking which you can become familiar with using this overview article:
