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DavidThielen
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4 years ago
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How can I create & write to a text file on DropBox - without using the DropBox library

Hi all; I need to write the logging for an app I am working on to DropBox. For each run create a log file, write to it over the course of the app running, then close it at the end. One big constr...
  • Здравко's avatar
    4 years ago

    Hi DavidThielen,

    Using some SDK (including .NET) is for convenience only. You are not obligated to use it! Only mandatory thing to use is API. It's the only way to "talk" to Dropbox server. You can do that using some SDK or directly drive web transactions to corresponding access point by yourself. The choice is yours. When use SDK you are relying while call particular method/function, proper call (or sequence of calls) to be performed to Dropbox server using API. That's it.

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