Create Temp File Activity

Description:

Creates a temporary file that can be shared.

Inheritance Hierarchy:

System.Object
  System.Activities.Activity
    System.Activities.AsyncCodeActivity
      Geocortex.Workflow.Activities.CreateTempFile

Function:

This activity allows you to cache files to disk and obtain a URL to the cached file so that another application or user can download the file.

In a Workflow:

You would use this activity to cache the results of a Template Report, or similar activity, that creates a file. The URL to the cached file could then be presented by a Display Hyperlink activity so a user could download it.

Properties:

Name	Description
In Arguments
Content	The file content/data.
Content Type	The content type of the file.
File Name	The file name.
Save File As	The file name that should be presented to an end user when saving this file.
Time To Live	The duration in minutes that the file should persist before it is discarded.
Misc
Display Name	CreateTempFile You can change the name of an activity to one that describes what it does. A descriptive name can make a workflow easier to interpret and maintain.
Out Arguments
File Id	The unique identifier of the temporary file.
Partial Url	A partial URL that can be used to access the temporary file. Typically this appended to the host application path. For example: "http://server/Geocortex/Essentials/REST/" + PartialUrl.

Version Information:

Supported from: Geocortex Essentials 3.8.