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Add external file

Adds a new external file

Function AddExternalFile(Val Token, Val URL, Val Title) Export

Parameter	CLI option	Type	Destination
Token	--token	String	Bot token
URL	--url	String	URL to external file
Title	--title	String	File title for Slack

Returns: Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from Slack

	
 
 URL = https://opi.neocities.org/test_data/document.docx;
 Title = "NewFile";
 
 Response = OPI_Slack.AddExternalFile(Token, URL, Title); //Map
 Response = OPI_Tools.JSONString(Response); //JSON string
 
	

 
 oint slack AddExternalFile --token %token% --url "https://opi.neocities.org/test_data/document.docx" --title %title%

{
 "ok": true,
 "file": {
 "id": "F070P52CU94",
 "created": 1714146552,
 "timestamp": 1714146552,
 "name": "Novyj_fajl",
 "title": "NewFile",
 "mimetype": "application/vnd.slack-remote",
 "filetype": "remote",
 "pretty_type": "Remote",
 "user": "U06UG1CAYH2",
 "user_team": "T06UD92BS3C",
 "editable": false,
 "size": 0,
 "mode": "external",
 "is_external": true,
 "external_type": "app",
 "is_public": false,
 "public_url_shared": false,
 "display_as_bot": false,
 "username": "",
 "url_private": "https://slack.com/api/files.remote.add",
 "media_display_type": "unknown",
 "permalink": "https://openintegrationsgroup.slack.com/files/U06UG1CAYH2/F070P52CU94/novyj_fajl",
 "comments_count": 0,
 "is_starred": false,
 "shares": {},
 "channels": [],
 "groups": [],
 "ims": [],
 "has_more_shares": false,
 "external_id": "d2a110a2-08eb-4f20-989f-8943f0816420",
 "external_url": "https://slack.com/api/files.remote.add",
 "has_rich_preview": false,
 "file_access": "visible"
 }
 }