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E_Fuks
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

API Lock Files Batch works for some files and then stops working

Hi,    we have build a script which locks files in the dropbox. For a big amount of roughly 100.000 files it works great. We have split the data in chunks of 2500 files, so that the API works. Doin...
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E_Fuks
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

Thanks, that was also my initial thought. But we get a error argument list too long using 5000 files or more.

That's why we dropped the quantity of files.

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
4 years ago
E_Fuks wrote:

... For a big amount of roughly 100.000 files it works great. ...

E_Fuks wrote:

... But we get a error argument list too long using 5000 files or more. ...

Don't you contradict to yourself? 😁

Anyway... When and if the files count is too big, just decrease it. When and if overload happens, just delay and repeat the call and, if need, increase exponentially the delay. 😉 That's it.

Good luck.

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