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Behavior: create_folder do not share a subfolder, if path_lower contain chars like ' . And happy NY!
Just 1 hour after 00 of the last day on 2016 ... Happy New Year to all! Finally 2017 is coming! My last 2016 problem :) ... maybe as always due to the fact i've not well read/understand somethin...
- Apologies, this is still hard to follow without seeing the actual API call code, that is, seeing what API endpoints you're calling, and seeing the output you're getting, along with an explanation of the output you're expecting to get.
For example, are you only calling the /files/create_folder endpoint? That endpoint only creates folders. It doesn't share them automatically.
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$data_s = stripslashes($data_s);
$data = '{"path":"' . $data_s .'"}';$data now contain the follow:
{"path":"/dfgdfdf'''fgff/gdgdfgdg'''gfff"}or
{"path":"/dfgdfdf'''fgff/mysubfolder"}$data is so passed to CURLOPT_POSTFIELD
while CURLOPT_HEADER contain :
Array ( [0] => Authorization: Bearer hsQbEz.................lhyP_EsRPf..........d1XkgMdJ.........fdgdgf [1] => Content-type: application/json )
Yes i know you can imagine the above. But in effect it is just passed simply in this way. The sub-folder willbe created, but not shared.
The same happen also if the subfolder to be created inside the folder
/dfgdfdf'''fgff
do not contain chars like '.
I could name it also aaaaaaa: will be created, but if it is subfolder of
/dfgdfdf'''fgff
won't be shared.
I would like to post entire code, but as it is on the way to be released as part of a plugin in these days, maybe is possible to post it somewhere else?
p.s is possible in case to patch this, informing user that the parent ROOT folder contain chars that not allow to create after inside him, another folder and have it shared immediately. Little strange but easy to achieve. Just thinking on how to patch in case this in the while. And will change it when resolved, if it is to be resolved in case.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Apologies, this is still hard to follow without seeing the actual API call code, that is, seeing what API endpoints you're calling, and seeing the output you're getting, along with an explanation of the output you're expecting to get.
For example, are you only calling the /files/create_folder endpoint? That endpoint only creates folders. It doesn't share them automatically.
If you'd rather not post publicly, you can open a ticket here:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/contact
Please include:
- the name of the API app
- the full text of the output/behavior you are getting
- the output/behavior you expect to get
- the relevant codeWell what shame .... how i can say ... ah yes! this is my stupid mess ... i had a call, separated, to create_shared_link_with_settings that i've forget to check for proper sanitization ... thus the code was failing.
Some party more in this time maybe, between christmas and the new year ... you can understand i hope :)
By the way, the strange i will try understand, that maybe still result strange to me is: if the folder was on root, by the way it was created and shared, also if not escaped.
While the sequential subfolder not.
So i'll return over this, and let know in case, as well providing all the code, as the plugin will be released if i still have not detect how this was happening and reporting the reason.
In the while, Thank you Greg. Wish you a Nice 2017!
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