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Lotus
Explorer | Level 4
12 years ago

Dropbox Picker for folder?

Hello, is it possible to use your Drop-Ins Filepicker to select a folder? I couldn't find any setting to achieve this. However the Drop-Ins for direct upload has a such a functionality... Thanks...
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Steve M.'s avatar
Steve M.
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12 years ago

No, the Chooser doesn't support selecting a folder.

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angelkyriako
Explorer | Level 4
10 years ago

Hello,

 

We are using the dropbox plugins (picker, save) in our app and we need to upload a local file for a certain feature.

 

Since this cannot be done with a URL with the dropbox saver I tried to create a folder picker and then upload with a rest request.

 

Is there a way to upload base64 or a blob with the dropbox saver api ?

 

 

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    10 years ago
    The Dropbox Saver doesn't currently officially support saving files from data URIs or blobs, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request.
    • angelkyriako's avatar
      angelkyriako
      Explorer | Level 4
      10 years ago

      This is awesome.

      I would be most greatful if you let me know here if there is a progress on this feature. Or if the team changes their mind on the picker being able to pick folder metadata, which seems to require a lot less work than the save update :)

      Cheers

      • Greg-DB's avatar
        Greg-DB
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        10 years ago
        I'll make a note to follow up on this thread if/when there's an update on either feature request.

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