Appboard/2.4/builder/data sources/file

Revision as of 07:40, 19 September 2013 by imported>Jason.nicholls (→‎CSV File & Directory)


File based data adapters allow AppBoard to consume data from any files the server process has permissions to read, including network mounted filesystems.

The Shell Command adapter is a special case where AppBoard actually executes the specified command and then captures the response.


CSV File & Directory

Configuration Options:

Option Description
Directory Only applicable to the CSV Directory data adapter and defines the path containing the files to be read.
File Extension Only applicable to the CSV Directory data adapter and defines the set of files AppBoard will look for in the defined directory, e.g. *.csv
File Path Only applicable to the CSV File data adapter and defines the specific path and filename of the file to be read.
Data Delimiter
Contains Header Line
Header Meta Delimiter
String Boundaries

XLS File & Directory

Shell Command