ftos.files.download

IMPORTANT!  
Starting with v24.3.0, this is renamed from downloadFile to ftos.files.download.

Returns the contents of a stored file encoded using the Base64 scheme.

This is a business logic method for business service components.

Syntax

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function ftos.files.download(fileName: string): string
 
Parameter Description
fileName Unique internal ID of the file (real name).

Return Value

Returns a string value that contains the file encoded using the Base64 scheme.

Examples

In this example, we store the Base64 encoded contents of the Report_ddde85d9-ca38-42b8-b6b9-e5cc6bb4078c.pdf file in a variable called contents.

var contents = ftos.files.download('Report_ddde85d9-ca38-42b8-b6b9-e5cc6bb4078c.pdf');