How can i open a file after i export a file by automation

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Hello everyone.
I export a file by a bot and save it on google driver with address Appsheet/data/QACTSP-3036575/Files/
I trying to find a way to open it after export it.

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help me please

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Does the below post by @Rich help?

[Get URL of workflow generated file](https://community.appsheet.com/t/get-url-of-workflow-generated-file/26607) Questions

So basically I have a simple workflow that creates a file from a template and saves it in a specific place in my Google Drive. This workflow happens every time a specific action is done. new files are constantly being created and saved in the google drive. How (when the file is created) can i fetch the URL of the SPECIFIC file that was created, to store in a database where users can then view each of these files?

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Hi @JOHNN

Here is a step-by-step explanation.

[How to call the PDF Link that i created](https://community.appsheet.com/t/how-to-call-the-pdf-link-that-i-created/47152/2) Questions

Hi @John_Paul_Armisa What you want to achieve is pretty similar to what is described in this post: You have to keep in mind that the link you want to provide is a relative path from your default folder path. With Automation, I reproduced it this way (other similar options exist, this is ONE option). The purpose here is to create a quote, store it in a team drive and giving access to user then. To do so, I make an action, visible to users, to write “filename” in quoteFile column. Then, the…

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This is neat and useful @Aurelien. Thank you for nicely documenting it.

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Thanks for that, I had in mind that it could be useful, as this question comes often in the community…

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