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GOOGLE DRIVE COMMAND
Category: Workflow / App/Cloud
Description
This action performs file operations with Google Drive. A configured Google Drive connector is required.
Action settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Connector* | Select the preconfigured Google Drive connector, or, build one by selecting Add connector. See Google Drive connector for details. |
| Command | Select the file operation this action will perform. Options: List files, Download file, Download list of files, Upload file, Upload list of files, Delete file, or Delete list of files. See below for details of each command type. |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
List files settings
Description: Produce a list of files, with selected file properties, in a specified folder on Google Drive.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Folder* | Select a subfolder (under the "My Drive" folder) to access. By default, this action will access the "My Drive" root folder (no value appears in the Folder field). |
| Columns | Select the details of the found files to be included in the dataset. Each detail produces a column. Options: File name with full path, File name only, File extension, Size, Date created, Date modified, and MIME type. |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
Download file settings
Description: Downloads the specified file from Google Drive to the local location defined.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| File path* | Enter or browse to the file in Google Drive to be downloaded. |
| Local folder* | Enter or browse to the local folder to download the file to. |
| If a file with such name already exists | Select how EasyMorph will handle saving the file if a file with the same name exists in the destination folder. Options: Overwrite, Do nothing, or Halt project execution. See the "File already exists" table below. |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
Download list of files settings
Description: Downloads multiple files specified in a column in the action's input dataset.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| File list | Select the table column containing the list of fully qualified file names to be downloaded. |
| Local folder* | Enter or browse to the local folder to download the files to. This action will overwrite files with the same names that already exist in the destination folder. |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
Upload file settings
Description: Uploads the specified local file to the defined Google Drive folder.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| File path* | Enter or browse to the local file to upload. |
| Target folder* | Enter or browse to a Google Drive folder to upload the file to. |
| If a file with such name already exists | Select how EasyMorph will handle saving the file if a file with the same name exists in the destination folder. Options: Overwrite, Do nothing, or Halt project execution. See the "File already exists" table below. |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
Upload list of files settings
Description: Uploads multiple files specified in a column in the action's input dataset.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| File list | Select the table column containing the list of fully qualified local file names to be uploaded. |
| Target folder* | Enter or browse to a Google Drive folder to upload the files to. This action will overwrite files with the same names that already exist in the destination folder. |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
Delete file settings
Description: Deletes the specified file stored on Google Drive.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| File path* | Enter or browse to the remote file to delete. |
| If the file doesn't exist | Select how EasyMorph handles situations when the specified file does not exist. Options: Do nothing (nothing happens, the workflow continues, no error is displayed), or Halt project execution (workflow stops, an error is displayed). |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
Delete list of files settings
Description: Deletes multiple files specified in a column in the action's input dataset.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| File list | Select the table column containing the list of fully qualified Google Drive file names to be deleted. |
| If a file from the list doesn't exist | Select how EasyMorph handles situations when a file in the list does not exist. Options: Ignore (nothing happens, the workflow continues, no error is displayed), or Halt project execution (workflow stops, an error is displayed). |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
File already exists options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Overwrite | The new file replaces the original file. |
| Do nothing | No file is downloaded/uploaded, the workflow does not halt, and no error is displayed. |
| Halt project execution | The project will stop processing and this action will display an error. |
Remarks
The easiest way to build a list of remote files on a Google Drive to be downloaded or deleted is to use this action in its File list configuration, including the "File name with full path" option. This list can then be modified to generate the final list of files to be downloaded or deleted.
If building the list manually, the root folder is the "My Drive" folder with subfolders falling underneath. To reference a file in the root My Drive folder, just list the filename. e.g., "MyFile". When defining subfolders, list the subfolder name followed by a forward-slash ("/") and the filename, or subsequent subfolders. e.g., "MySubFolder / MyFile" or "SubFolder1 / Subfolder2 / MyFile" (extra spaces added for clarity).