Where / How is the file downloaded in response to a HTTP Post request?

[Varun Jain]

I am using HTTP POST requests to export reports using the Zoho Reports API. Zoho Reports in a cloud DMBS.

There API uses only HTTP POST protocol and not the HTTP GET protocol. When I post the request using tasker, it is executed perfectly (as seen by %HTTPR = 200) but the file doesn't get downloaded or maybe I don't know where it gets downloaded. I'm pretty sure it doesn't get downloaded.

What do I need to download / find this file?

Thank you for your help in advance.

[Pent]

The Output File parameter.

Pent

[Varun Jain]

Thanks. Will try

Varun Jain
+91 98180 77577

On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 8:00 PM, Pent <crafty...@gmail.com> wrote:

The Output File parameter.

Pent

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[Varun Jain]

This works. thanks. I am also having a lot of trouble with the Data parameter of HTTP POST. I need to pass on the following in this parameter:

ZOHO_SQLQUERY=select events.timems,events.tagid,events.datetime,tags.Client,tags.Site,tags.taglocation from events join tags where events.tagid=tags.tagid

And this needs to be made URL Encoded, ie should look like below when it goes:

&ZOHO_SQLQUERY=select%20events.timems%2events.tagid%2events.datetime%2tags.Client%2tags.Site%2tags.taglocation%20from%20events%20join%20tags%20where%20events.tagid=%3Dtags.tagid

Any ideas?

Varun Jain
+91 98180 77577

[nanobrain]

Set a variable e.g. %payload to ZOHO_SQLQUERY=select events.timems,events.tagid,events.datetime,tags.Client,tags.Site,tags.taglocation from events join tags where events.tagid=tags.tagid

then do an action  Variables >> Variable Convert on %payload with the function URL Encode

Then do the HTTP POST with %payload

[Varun Jain]

It chnages spaces to + instead of %20.

Varun Jain
+91 98180 77577

[nanobrain]

Then do a javascriptlet

 var result = encodeURIComponent(payload)

then use %result

[Varun Jain]

This results in not encoding single quotes.... I've now given up on this for the time being....

Varun Jain
+91 98180 77577

[nanobrain]

You can always search and replace the offending characters after you used one of the methods above which get you 90% there.