Find actual .xls file stored in confluence

[Ryan tobisd]

Is it possible to create an ebedded excel object from an outside program (Solidworks) from an excel file stored inside confluence? Solidworks will not except the http link, it needs an actual file  to point at. Basically can I find the actual .xls file stored within confluence, or can I store the excel file differently or outside confluence and have it act the same, namely use the excel macro inside confluence. 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

The file is stored under the "attachments" directory in your confluence installation, on a local disk.  You could expose that to other systems with a file share if necessary, but it could be hard to find the actual attachment as it's layered quite deep in the file system and has a different name to what you see on-screen (and if you do that, you must share it read-only - all writes need to go through Confluence or it will be unaware of changes).  

You can't change the way it works without changing core code in Confluence.  

My approach would probably be to involve a third process - script something that can read Confluence via REST, grab the attachment you want and save it somewhere that Solidworks can read it.  Or maybe a small plugin for Confluence that provides a "publish" type menu link on pages that would make confluence copy the file to somewhere Solidworks can read.

[Davin Studer]

Here's another thought. You might be able to use the WebDAV plugin for this.