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Error when retreiveing file contents from on-premise file type field

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Hi,

I have a 9.1 On-Premise instance of Dynamics 365 which I am trying to add a File data type field to a custom entity. I hav added the field successfully and I am now trying to retrieve and read the contents of the file in the PostUpdate plugin.

I have the following C# code which I found from various supporting places which is supposed to work:

InitializeFileBlocksDownloadRequest initializeFile = new InitializeFileBlocksDownloadRequest();
initializeFile.FileAttributeName = CRMConstants.RECEIPTING_PAYMENTS_FILE;
initializeFile.Target = new EntityReference(CRMConstants.RECEIPTING_PAYMENTS_LOGICAL_NAME, receiptingPaymentsEntity.Id);

InitializeFileBlocksDownloadResponse initializeFileResponse = (InitializeFileBlocksDownloadResponse)service.Execute(initializeFile);
var fileContinuationToken = initializeFileResponse.FileContinuationToken;

// code to downlod the file.
DownloadBlockRequest downloadRequest = new DownloadBlockRequest();
downloadRequest.Offset = 0;
downloadRequest.BlockLength = (long)4 * 1024 * 1024; // can be max of 4 MB
downloadRequest.FileContinuationToken = fileContinuationToken;

DownloadBlockResponse downloadBlockResponse = (DownloadBlockResponse)service.Execute(downloadRequest);

The last line throws the error:

Downloading in multiple chunks is not supported for the files stored in the database.'

Has anyone got any ideas on what I am doing wrong or how to correct the code to avoid chunking?

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Daniel Schumacher 40 on at

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RE: Error when retreiveing file contents from on-premise file type field

I've had the same issue. Bipin Kumar your suggestion solved this issue for me. Thank you
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Bipin D365 28,981 Moderator on at

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RE: Error when retreiveing file contents from on-premise file type field

Hi,

Could you please try below code.

// Download file var initializeFile = new InitializeFileBlocksDownloadRequest { FileAttributeName = "cr127_filecolumn", Target = employee.ToEntityReference() }; var fileResponse = (InitializeFileBlocksDownloadResponse)service.Execute(initializeFile); var req = new DownloadBlockRequest { FileContinuationToken = fileResponse.FileContinuationToken, BlockLength = fileResponse.FileSizeInBytes }; var response = (DownloadBlockResponse)service.Execute(req);

I have verified this code on Online instance and it works as expected. Please verify it on your onpremise instance.

Please mark my answer verified if this is helpful!

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Bipin Kumar

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RE: Error when retreiveing file contents from on-premise file type field

Hi Leah,

That post is using client side code, I got my server side code example from his other post:

debajmecrm.com/.../

I have copied it line by line, but it doesn't work for me.
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RE: Error when retreiveing file contents from on-premise file type field

Hi Rodney,

Maybe you can refer following link:

community.dynamics.com/.../retrieve-contents-of-file-data-type-field-in-dynamics-365-cds-using-javascript-client-code