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Ruby R.
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11 years ago

How can I tell if a file is completely downloaded?

I have a client that I'm in the beginning stages of writing an app for. I'm going to be using DropBox to distribute video files to remote servers that will automatically play all of the video files i...
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Ruby R.'s avatar
Ruby R.
New member | Level 2
11 years ago

Greg, thanks for the quick response.

Yes, it will be downloaded by the official Windows desktop client. I'm still in the research phase at the moment so I have no code to speak of ye. I actually haven't even decided on the language yet, but I'm leaning toward C#. It looks like I can do what I need by simply looping through the files in the DropBox folder and skipping a file if it throws an access error on the off chance that I try to play it exactly at the time that it is written.

Thanks again for the quick reply.

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