Retool Storage - get files from folder bug

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  • Goal: Get a list of files for a dynamically identified subfolder

  • Steps: Set the "Folder Name" to a dynamic variable (current_user.sid in this case)

  • Details: The query returns an error "Folder with name {{current_user.sid}} does not exist" which is true, there is no folder named "{{current_user.sid}}" setup. However, the folder "user_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" (i.e. what {{current_user.sid}} should be interpreted as) does exist. It seems the JS code is being passed directly as text instead of being interpreted and passed. I saw that @bobthebear and @pyrrho noticed this here but the topic is closed (looks like they went the API route). Would be nice for this (admittedly beta) functionality to work as intended.

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try putting single quotes around it: '{{ current_user.sid }}'

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No joy: message:"Folder with name '{{current_user.sid }}' does not exist"

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I could have sworn this worked not too long ago =/, maybe I'm just remembering finding this workaround:

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:grinning: yeah, just handling with .filter() for now, but would rather not get a bunch of data I don’t intend to use…

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I was able to repro and report this to our team. Thanks @jg80 and @bobthebear. I'll post here when this is resolved!

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Definitely a regression. As it was working in June!

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This should be fixed now! :tada:

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