Is there a Dropbox API UDF available?

[Skysnake]

Hi All

Is there a Dropbox API UDF available?

The idea is simply to link the Dropbox to some software, whenever the user hits the "save" button, the content gets pushed through to a shared Dropbox.  Like a file sharing system.

I found links from 2011 and 2014.  They just seemed to have died.  Other option is of course to setup the Dropbox manually and simply save the folder path into an INI file, then Windows copies the file to the local \Dropbox\myFolder and Dropbox takes care of the rest.  Very low tech.

Thx

Edited July 13, 2016 by Skysnake

[water]

The wiki only lists a single UDF:
https://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/User_Defined_Functions#Social_Media_and_other_Website_API

[Skysnake]

Hi @water, yup, it is linked to one of the old threads in the Forum.  It is basic but seems to work.   I will be playing with that.  Downloaded it last night, when I have more time I will see what I can manage.

Thank you for your interest.

Edited July 13, 2016 by Skysnake

[Skysnake]

Okay, so the following apply, in order:

1. Must register with Dropbox
2. When Logged into Dropbox, follow this link Dropbox Register App
3. Choose options
4. Dropbox will supply: App key, App secret and Generated access token
5. I used Grimerly's  UDF to then get back the URL to (a) connect app to dropbox and (b) get authorization token

I guess that with authorization token I can now start up/downloading files.  Will check in again...

Dropbox documentation supports a variety of languages

• .NET (may work with ADO UDF, I do not know)
• HTTP 
• Python etc

 

Note

I had to comment the lines

; Script Line 133-134 for me 
   ;local $size = stringlen($url)
 ;   $obj.SetResponseHeaders("content-length", $size)

to get it to work. Seems to make no difference.

Edited July 13, 2016 by Skysnake
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[Skysnake]

Using the examples from the Dropbox site and the UDF above, I go this far:

$sUrl: https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload \ --header "Authorization: Bearer Rpvj8_mypersonaltoken-BdSlcbeyl26_ECUmoIOLb7ObDSimJ0_tQb-PI5ra" \ --header "Dropbox-API-Arg: {\"path\": \"C:\Users\user\Desktop\Dropbox authenticator/tokens.txt\",\"mode\": \"add\",\"autorename\": true,\"mute\": false}" \ --header "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \ --data-binary @local_file.txt

13/07 14:31:39 --> File or folder not found at the specified path.

Info: Dropbox documentation

Simplified it to:

$sUrl = ('https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files_put/auto/ "Authorization: Bearer Rpvj8_mypivatetoken-BdSlcbeyl26_ECUmoIOLb7ObDSimJ0_tQb-PI5ra" \""C:\Users\user\Desktop\Dropbox authenticator/tokens.txt"\"')

Same 404 error.  Something in the <path> syntax...

Edited July 13, 2016 by Skysnake

[Deye]

I see how a Dropbox UDF can be useful and convenient!, I posted  about ,the other day ..
I had an idea to monitor a shared folder in dropbox, and simply do stuff from there to exchange data with a client program
I tried looking into it, but never played with HTTP requests or the dropbox API. 

So I too, was hoping that someone would share a guide or UDF that demonstrates things in "working" condition
anyways,  Good luck with this little project.