Import Document from URL

RLJB

Has anyone figured out a way to do this yet? And would like to share the knowledge?

This doesn't work:

TestDoc.Doc=URL_CONTENTS( 'http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf')

nor

IMPORT DOCUMENT TestDoc.Doc FROM 'http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf'

Jaymer

Use curl
Download the file
Then import

Should be easy

RLJB

so you have to...

prepare a bash script with a CURL statement in it (ie export a file using Aware rules)
use EXECUTE PROGRAM to execute the bash script
not get any return/confirm back to AwareIM because EXECUTE PROGRAM doesn't return anything
have a rule to IMPORT DOCUMENT which may not work based on 3. above

"Should be easy" ... seems pretty convoluted to me? 😃

I reckon a built in AwareIM function would be a nice addition (hint hint Aware support) ... and also another to URL_ENCODE would be super useful too.

ACDC

I use this extensively on local files, haven't tried it on a remote url though. I think it's looking to return text contents only, maybe the pdf content is the problem.

example:
DeviceOutput.OutputString=URL_CONTENTS('file:///C:/DeviceOutput/<<DeviceOutput.ID>>.txt')

intra

Ding ding!

Readme2460.txt 2018-06-05 13:44 36

Improvements:

DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT action

RLJB

Oh that's exciting... what does it do? is it from a URL?

hpl123

intra wrote
Ding ding!

Readme2460.txt 2018-06-05 13:44 36

Improvements:

DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT action

Did anyone figure out what this action does?

RLJB

Very sadly this doesn't import a document from a URL, it does this:

"Download the specified document to the Operators machine"

hpl123

RLJB wrote
Very sadly this doesn't import a document from a URL, it does this:

"Download the specified document to the Operators machine"

Going from download to operators machine to server can't be difficult to solve? (e.g via parameter so either to operator or server machine). Hoping support can further develop this function.

RLJB

3 years later and still need a solution...

Anyone know how to download/import a file from a URL using aware rules?

Something like:

IMPORT DOCUMENT TestDoc.Doc FROM 'http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf'

BobK

Would you be interested in a java plug-in that DOWNLOADS and IMPORTS a file from an URL?

RLJB

Hey Bob... at this stage, not yet, I'm busy torturing myself with a new method and I'm eagerly awaiting the storing of Docs in S3 in the next release as it might work better for us anyway.

edvwruhs

BobK wrote
Would you be interested in a java plug-in that DOWNLOADS and IMPORTS a file from an URL?

Hey Bob, I would need something similar like this, I would also pay thats not a problem

Best Regards

hpl123

This can´t be that difficult to solve so hoping support can include it in an upcoming version as it would be a very useful feature.

customaware

I haven't tried this but, just wondering if could it be done in javascript?

For example.....

const downloadLink = document.createElement('a');
downloadLink.href = 'http://www.mydomain.com/samples/mypdf.pdf';
downloadLink.download = 'mypdf.pdf';
downloadLink.textContent = 'Download PDF';
document.body.appendChild(downloadLink);

Replacing url and file names with tags?

hpl123

I didn't think about other ways to do this, good idea. Here is also another way using cURL and PHP: https://www.kodingmadesimple.com/2018/02/php-download-file-from-url-curl.html?m=1

Another pure PHP and seems quite easy to use: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.geeksforgeeks.org/download-file-from-url-using-php/amp/

ACDC

I didn't think about other ways to do this, good idea. Here is also another way using cURL and PHP:

The javascript example makes sense, but using a PHP method from inside AwareIm doesn't make sense ? Are you running PHP with AwareIM on the same server ?

hpl123

ACDC wrote
I didn't think about other ways to do this, good idea. Here is also another way using cURL and PHP:

The javascript example makes sense, but using a PHP method from inside AwareIm doesn't make sense ? Are you running PHP with AwareIM on the same server ?

Sure it makes sense, PHP is a server/backend language that can be used for a lot of different stuff and I use it for many things on my Aware server. The way I see it in relation to Aware, Aware does the RAD type development BUT if you want more than that i.e customizations you would need to use other development "options". Outside of Aware, I typically use JS and jQuery for the frontend stuff and PHP and Java for the backend. Java is a considerably degree more complex and cumbersome so PHP is a good middleground.

ACDC

Java is a considerably degree more complex and cumbersome so PHP is a good middleground.

Interesting, would Python not be a better option for this purpose?

hpl123

ACDC wrote
Java is a considerably degree more complex and cumbersome so PHP is a good middleground.

Interesting, would Python not be a better option for this purpose?

I don´t know Python but is a backend language (primarily) as well I see when reading about it so can probably do most of what other backend languages can i.e it´s just down to preference. PHP is easy and I have used it for a long time for minor things here and there and works well.