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Accessing a zipped document

Hi All,

 

I have a zip file with a csv file in it - and is stored as a Document in Salesforce. I understanda that from Apex one can access a regular file using the Document object. However, is it possible to access a csv file stored with in a zipped file? From what I have read on the Board so far, this seems to be not possible.

 

Thanks in advance. Any pointers would be very much appreciated.

 

Madhav

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sfdcfoxsfdcfox

You are correct. It is not currently possible to directly access the contents of a zip file in the documents tab. Any solution you might do would be custom, such as: a Java Applet to download, parse, and manipulate the file, a Flash project to do the same, an externally hosted web service that can accept a zip file as input and provide the decompressed data as output, etc. This question is probably outside the scope of a forum topic, so you might well need a consulting service or developer to help you cross this bridge.

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sfdcfoxsfdcfox

You are correct. It is not currently possible to directly access the contents of a zip file in the documents tab. Any solution you might do would be custom, such as: a Java Applet to download, parse, and manipulate the file, a Flash project to do the same, an externally hosted web service that can accept a zip file as input and provide the decompressed data as output, etc. This question is probably outside the scope of a forum topic, so you might well need a consulting service or developer to help you cross this bridge.

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ssoftwaressoftware

Hi sfdcfox,

 

Thanks for your reply as it confirms I did not overlook any hidden feature or functionality. I appreciate it.

 

Kind Regards

Madhav