Upload a Spreadsheet as a Data Table

Upload a spreadsheet file to Catalytic to create a new Data Table.

Method Signature

upload(filePath: string): Promise<DataTable>;
upload(filePath: string, tableName: string): Promise<DataTable>;
upload(filePath: string, tableName: string, headerRow: number): Promise<DataTable>;
upload(filePath: string, tableName: string, headerRow: number, sheetNumber: number): Promise<DataTable>;
upload(filePath: string, callback: (err?: Error, dataTable: DataTable) => any): void;
upload(filePath: string, tableName: string, callback: (err?: Error, dataTable: DataTable) => any): void;
upload(filePath: string, tableName: string, headerRow: number, callback: (err?: Error, dataTable: DataTable) => any): void;
upload(filePath: string, tableName: string, headerRow: number, sheetNumber: number, callback: ClientMethodCallback<DataTable>): void;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`filePath`	`string`	The local path of the CSV, XLS or XLSX file to upload as a Data Table
`tableName`	`string`	Optional The name of the table to create. Defaults to the uploaded file name.
`headerRow`	`number`	Optional The index of row containing column headers. Row counting starts at 1.
`sheetNumber`	`number`	Optional The index of the worksheet to import for Excel files. Defaults to 1.
returns	`DataTable`	The newly created Data Table

Example

/*
 * This example demonstrates uploading a Data Table to Cataltyic
 */
const { CatalyticClient } = require('@catalytic/sdk');

const catalytic = new CatalyticClient();

const filePath = '/path/to/local/file.xlsx';
const tableName = 'New Data Table';
const headerRow = 1;
const sheetNumber = 1;
const dataTable = await catalytic.files.upload(filePath, tableName, headerRow, sheetNumber);

console.log(`Uploaded Data Table has ID "${dataTable.id}"`);