# GetFileTablesExAsync Method

## Overloads

| [GetFileTablesExAsync(String, String, FileDataFormat)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetFileTablesExAsync_System_String_System_String_Qlik_Engine_FileDataFormat_) |  | Lists the tables and fields of a JSON or XML file for a folder connection. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [GetFileTablesExAsync(AsyncHandle, String, String, FileDataFormat)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetFileTablesExAsync_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_String_System_String_Qlik_Engine_FileDataFormat_) |  | Lists the tables and fields of a JSON or XML file for a folder connection. |
| [GetFileTablesExAsync<T>(AsyncHandle, Func<Response, T>, String, String, FileDataFormat)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetFileTablesExAsync__1_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_Func_Qlik_Engine_Communication_IO_Response___0__System_String_System_String_Qlik_Engine_FileDataFormat_) |  | Lists the tables and fields of a JSON or XML file for a folder connection. |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm)

## GetFileTablesExAsync(String, String, FileDataFormat)

Lists the tables and fields of a JSON or XML file for a folder connection.

### Declaration

```

          public Task<IEnumerable<DataTableEx>> GetFileTablesExAsync([QixName("qConnectionId")] string connectionId, [QixName("qRelativePath")] string relativePath = null, [QixName("qDataFormat")] FileDataFormat dataFormat)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.String | connectionId | Identifier of the connection. |
| System.String | relativePath | Path of the connection file. |
| [FileDataFormat](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.FileDataFormat.htm) | dataFormat | Type of the file. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable&lt;[DataTableEx](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.DataTableEx.htm)&gt;&gt; |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetFileTablesExAsync(String, String, FileDataFormat)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetFileTablesExAsync_System_String_System_String_Qlik_Engine_FileDataFormat_)

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm)

## GetFileTablesExAsync(AsyncHandle, String, String, FileDataFormat)

Lists the tables and fields of a JSON or XML file for a folder connection.

### Declaration

```

          public Task<IEnumerable<DataTableEx>> GetFileTablesExAsync(AsyncHandle asyncHandle, [QixName("qConnectionId")] string connectionId, [QixName("qRelativePath")] string relativePath = null, [QixName("qDataFormat")] FileDataFormat dataFormat)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [AsyncHandle](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.AsyncHandle.htm) | asyncHandle | Handle to asynchronous method request |
| System.String | connectionId | Identifier of the connection. |
| System.String | relativePath | Path of the connection file. |
| [FileDataFormat](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.FileDataFormat.htm) | dataFormat | Type of the file. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable&lt;[DataTableEx](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.DataTableEx.htm)&gt;&gt; |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetFileTablesExAsync(AsyncHandle, String, String, FileDataFormat)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetFileTablesExAsync_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_String_System_String_Qlik_Engine_FileDataFormat_)

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm)

## GetFileTablesExAsync&lt;T&gt;(AsyncHandle, Func&lt;Response, T&gt;, String, String, FileDataFormat)

Lists the tables and fields of a JSON or XML file for a folder connection.

### Declaration

```
public Task<T> GetFileTablesExAsync<T>(AsyncHandle asyncHandle, Func<Response, T> onResult, [QixName("qConnectionId")] string connectionId, [QixName("qRelativePath")] string relativePath = null, [QixName("qDataFormat")] FileDataFormat dataFormat)
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [AsyncHandle](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.AsyncHandle.htm) | asyncHandle | Handle to asynchronous method request |
| System.Func&lt;[Response](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Communication.IO.Response.htm), T&gt; | onResult | Continuation function |
| System.String | connectionId | Identifier of the connection. |
| System.String | relativePath | Path of the connection file. |
| [FileDataFormat](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.FileDataFormat.htm) | dataFormat | Type of the file. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;T&gt; |  |

### Type Parameters

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| T |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetFileTablesExAsync<T>(AsyncHandle, Func<Response, T>, String, String, FileDataFormat)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetFileTablesExAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetFileTablesExAsync__1_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_Func_Qlik_Engine_Communication_IO_Response___0__System_String_System_String_Qlik_Engine_FileDataFormat_)