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I have a KML file with a bunch of (lat,lon) pairs. I can retrieve the pairs by importing the KML file as "Data" and drilling down into it:

Import["mykml.kml","Data"][[1,2,2,1,1]]

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This yields a GeoPosition object with the (lat,lon) points. Passing this to GeoDistance calculates the length of the path, which is what I'm after.

Now I want to CloudDeploy a FormFunction so other folks can run GeoDistance on their own KML files; something like

form = FormFunction["yourfile" -> "KML", GeoDistance[#yourfile] &]
CloudDeploy[form, Permissions -> "Public"]

The problem is that the FormFunction imports the KML file without the extra "Data" specifier, so that #yourfile is some map object instead of a data structure I can drill down into.

How can I tell FormFunction to import the "Data" in the KML file, and not perform the default importing action?

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  • $\begingroup$ Does my answer fit your needs? $\endgroup$
    – Kuba
    Commented Jun 15, 2017 at 7:02
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, it works like a charm. Many thanks! $\endgroup$
    – ConvexMartian
    Commented Jun 15, 2017 at 13:56

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You can import plain text and then ImportString:

form = FormFunction[
    "yourfile" -> "Text"
  , GeoDistance[ImportString[#yourfile, {"KML", "Data"}][[1, 2, 2, 1, 1]]] &
];

CloudDeploy[form, Permissions -> "Public"]
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