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Open XML files from a http folder in Dynamics Ax 2009

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How do I copy a file from an URL to a tmp folder using X++ in Dynamics Ax 2009?

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I have a Sharepoint site with a document folder of XML documents. I have the URL to a specific file, and I need to parse the contents of the XML file.

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    Vilmos Kintera Profile Picture
    Vilmos Kintera 46,149 on at

    Obviously Windows File Explorer is not prepared for copying content over http protocol, that is why we need browsers. It involves authentication with the website, and downloading the file via the http protocol.

    One solution could be to write a wrapper in C#, and then use that as a .Net Reference in AX, which you may call from X++.

    Here is an example:

    stackoverflow.com/.../how-to-download-upload-files-from-to-sharepoint-2013-using-csom

    The alternative solution would be to add the SharePoint installation's DLLs to your AX .Net References library, and write the logic in X++ directly using that Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.File.OpenBinaryDirect call.

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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 239,831 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Also note that it's possible to use WebDAV map SharePoint libraries to network drives and then use the usual tools for files. I used it in past.

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