Hey, all,
does anybody know a possibility to get a file name in a variable? I load the data from 100 zipped csv-files into a table in Snowflake DB. I want to have a name of file in one column of the table.
Any experiences with it? Thanks!
Hi Oleksandra,
This is supported for Excel file formats in SFTP connections. Once you map the columns in the ‘fields mapping’ section, you will see meta data field option in the ‘Source Type’ column where you can pull in the file names. It’s currently not supported for CSVs.
For Snowflake specifically, there could be a workaround leveraging their built-in metadata fields described here: Querying Metadata for Staged Files | Snowflake Documentation. However, this would require that you script this into a logic river step and wouldn’t be supported through the native SFTP connector. More info on Snowflake data loading options here: Summary of Data Loading Features | Snowflake Documentation
Wow! Didn’t expected so much possibilities! I’ll try it and report how it’ll be solved. Thank you very much, @taylor.mcgrath !
Hi @taylor.mcgrath,
I am using the SFTP connection with excel file format but don’t see how to pull in the file names.
In the “Source Type” dropdown menu I have “Source” and “Static”. How can I put the file name as the value in a column?
Also, are you planning to add this option for CSV files? It would be very useful
Thanks!
Hi @monilondo, unfortunately I misspoke here, we only currently support these metadata fields for Excel documents in our Email connector.
I have made the request for SFTP to our product team. We don’t currently have an ETA for CSV metadata, but I can add your request for this as well.
Best,
Taylor
Oh ok, thanks for making the requests