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We have a number of dog files stored in templates. 
 Is it possible to download to a specific location a job folder for instance only the files that are relative to that particular job. 
 It might be 10, 20 or all of the files. 
 Right now we have the files stored in different areas and they are duplicated which makes updating the files difficult. 
 I would like to be able to choose jobtype 1 or jobtype 2 etc and have only the files relative to their requirements. 
 Alternatively when selecting the job type only the files relative to that type are displayed for copy and paste. 
 
 New to M-files so any suggestions appreciated. 
 Evan

Craig Hawker · Accepted Answer

I would start by saying that M-Files' "view-based" approach can be a little awkward when you first start. I think that's what you mean by "the files stored in different areas and they are duplicated". Certainly they should not be duplicated, instead they should be the same object manifested in a number of pages. If they are duplicated then I would suggest that you work with your reseller and end-users, as that certainly should not be the case. 
 In general terms you should be able to retrieve the documents related to a particular job. The way to do this would be to run a search ( Searching using the COM API (m-files.com) ) using conditions that reflect the objects you need (e.g. "all objects of type 'document' that have a 'job' property pointing at job 123, with a 'document type' property..."). Once you have the object information, you would then use the API to retrieve the files on each document, and download them to disk. 
 The approach itself is not a huge number of steps, but the search API is a little overwhelming to start with, so take it slow and ask questions when you get stuck. You may also want to see whether your local reseller has experience in this and is able to guide you (as it's much easier face-to-face than it is via a forum). 
 Regards, 
 Craig.

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