Download media files for one survey response

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1. What is the issue? Please be detailed.
I can download all my media (i.e., audio) files from ODK Central but when I do so, all the media files for all questions are stored in one folder (and all mixed up). Is it possible to download the audio files for just one survey response? Essentially, we want to have some organization in the downloaded media files - by question if possible.

2. What steps can we take to reproduce this issue?
Not necessary. I think the problem is clear.

3. What have you tried to fix the issue?
I tried exploring different ways to download the media files from ODK Central but there were no options for downloading the media files in an organized (i.e. per question) way.

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There's no native way of doing this. You'll have to write some script (perhaps using pyODK or ruODK) that downloads the data and makes it available the way you'd like.

There's a feature request for naming media based on form values. Would that help solve your problem?

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Yes it would. The work around I am using now is to create a hyperlink in my spreadsheet file using the audio file name. This saves me from searching for the appropriate files which correspond to specific questions.

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