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Victor V.3
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10 years ago
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FileMetadata - path display method

Hi,    My question is related to -> https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/API-support/Any-way-to-get-mixed-case-path-for-a-file/m-p/158703    I have the following piece of code (using the java sdk v2):...
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Greg-DB
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10 years ago

Unfortunately due to some specifics of how Dropbox is implemented, not all of the path components can be guaranteed to have the expected casing. 

 

You can find more information on this in the "Path formats" section under:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#formats

 

There's also some information in the documentation for "path_display" if you expand "FileMetadata, e.g., under: 

 

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_metadata

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    Victor V.3
    Explorer | Level 3
    10 years ago
    Thanks for your reply.

    -vv

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