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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	Description
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

    Token = "xoxb-6965308400114-696804637...";
    Title = "NewFile";
    File  = "https://openyellow.neocities.org/test_data/document.docx"; // URL, Binary Data or Path to file

    Result = OPI_Slack.AddExternalFile(Token, File, Title);

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

{
 "ok": true,
 "file": {
  "id": "F07Q4A7DV4P",
  "created": 1728140470,
  "timestamp": 1728140470,
  "name": "NewFile",
  "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/F07Q4A7DV4P/newfile",
  "comments_count": 0,
  "is_starred": false,
  "shares": {},
  "channels": [],
  "groups": [],
  "ims": [],
  "has_more_shares": false,
  "external_id": "598a4963-12ff-47be-8396-7c9fb675533d",
  "external_url": "https://slack.com/api/files.remote.add",
  "has_rich_preview": false,
  "file_access": "visible"
 }
}