Binary

The binary statement is used for loading the data from another Qlik Sense app or QlikView 11.2 or earlier document, including section access data.

Only one binary statement is allowed in the script and it must be the first statement of the script, even before the SET statements usually located at the beginning of the script.

Syntax:

binary [path] filename

Arguments:

Argument	Description
filename	The name of the file, including the file extension .qvw or .qvf.
path	The path to the file which should be a reference to a folder data connection. This is required if the file is not located in the Qlik Sense working directory. See: Working directory Example: 'lib://Table Files/' In legacy scripting mode, the following path formats are also supported: absolute Example: c:\data\ relative to the app containing this script line. Example: data\ See: File system access restriction

Argument

Description

filename

The name of the file, including the file extension .qvw or .qvf.

path

The path to the file which should be a reference to a folder data connection. This is required if the file is not located in the Qlik Sense working directory.

See: Working directory

Example: 'lib://Table Files/'

In legacy scripting mode, the following path formats are also supported:

absolute

Example: c:\data\
relative to the app containing this script line.

Example: data\

See: File system access restriction

Binary lib://MyData/customer.qvw;	In this example, customer.qvw must be in located in the folder connected to the MyData data connection.
Binary customer.qvw;	In this example, customer.qvw must be in located in the Qlik Sense working directory.
Binary c:\qv\customer.qvw;	This example using an absolute file path will only work in legacy scripting mode.

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