# Excel data load / review files on gateway

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/excel-data-load-review-files-on-gateway/84507>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [January 19, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/excel-data-load-review-files-on-gateway/84507 "2024-01-19T15:40:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![rfolkes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@rfolkes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfolkes)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/excel-data-load-review-files-on-gateway/84507/1 "2024-01-19T15:40:54Z")

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ignition 8.1.3  
Perspective

I have a file upload that is taking excel file and pulling in data for parameter updates. That is all working well. When done with the upload I am saving the file to the Gateway.

What I would like to do is have something so that a client can see the list of files in that directory and either download them to their local machine from gateway and/or re-run the scripts that ran when it was initially uploaded.

Any general ideas and/or suggestions about how to do this. Would like to have this kind of function in ignition but If not can always just network share the saved file location, but I would prefer not to do that.

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/excel-data-load-review-files-on-gateway/84507/2 "2024-01-19T15:46:10Z")

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Load the file contents into a database. Add a timestamp column. You can then filter by date, auto-purge on scheduled task, etc., and generate dropdown lists by SQL query.