Uploading remote files

The remote data provider option allows you to load files using a web address. You have to choose a name, the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), and the HTTP method (GET, POST).

How to upload a file using URI

1	In Files, select the remote data provider icon. URI appears.

2	In URI, enter the following information, as shown in Figure 3-13:

In Name, type the name you want to assign to this data source.

In URI, type the URI, specifying the file location.

In Method, select the method for obtaining the file. Contact the file provider to identify the method.

In Parameters, enter parameters if needed.

Choose + to add parameter. In Name, type the parameter name. In Value, enter the parameter value, as shown in Figure 3-13.

To modify a parameter, select a column and change the entry.

Choose - to remove a parameter.

Figure 3-13

Providing URI properties

3	Choose OK. The new flat file data source appears in Files, as shown in Figure 3-14.

Figure 3-14

Creating a remote file data source

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