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Container Input (File)

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This node receives resources from an external caller (for example the REST interface) and saves them in the (job's) workflow data area. Using the REST interface this can be achieved by sending a multipart/form-data request.
A configured parameter makes the Container Input (File) visible to the external caller and enables the caller to send a resource to the node.

A default file can be specified which is used when the node is executed without a resource from an external caller. The default file will not be moved or copied. Only the path will be exposed.

This node uses the path flow variable to make the local file available to other nodes. To convert the created path variables to string variables which are required by some nodes that have not been migrated yet you can use the Path to String (Variable) node. For further information about file handling in general see the File Handling Guide.

External resources

  • KNIME Workflow Invocation (external clients)

Node details

Output ports
  1. Type: Flow Variable
    Resource location
    The local location of the resource as a path flow variable.

Extension

The Container Input (File) node is part of this extension:

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