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how to get file_id, file_size metadata using filename gotten from file chooser (python)
I have used dropbox file chooser to download files and filelinks. After I extract the filenames using the file chooser, I want to get more extended metadta.
To do that I first went through Oau...
I just took another look at your code, and I see you're trying to access the `size` returned by the Chooser, but per the documentation that should actually be `bytes`, so you can access it like `obj[0].bytes`.
The API v2 Python SDK's files_get_metadata method does accept a file ID in place of a path, so you can just call `dbx.files_get_metadata(fileID)`, where `fileID` is the file ID you got from the Chooser as `obj[0].id)`.
Hello Greg,
Just tried but fileid came up empty.
Here is the code I am using to get the values from returned response:
filename=obj.name;
filepath=obj.link;
fileicon=obj.id;
filesize=obj.size;
fileicons=obj.icon;
filethumbnail=obj.thumbnailLink;
I am not sure how to save the thumbnail image. Should I save it as a file or is it in a string (as in a link) format?
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Here is what I have:
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.dropbox.com/static/api/2/dropins.js" id="dropboxjs" data-app-key="kuxx5m7ap1npv24"></script>
<script>
var options= {
multiselect: true,
//extensions: ['.png', '.jpg', '.mvp3', '.mvp4', '.doc', '.xls'],
linkType: 'preview',
success: function(files) {
var filenames;
var filepaths;
var fileids;
var filesizes;
var fileicons;
var filethumbnails;
//Parse file names and file paths from files. Store data into arrays.
var obj = files;
filenames=obj.name;
filepaths=obj.link;
fileicons=obj.id;
filesizes=obj.size;
fileicons=obj.icon;
filethumbnails=obj.thumbnailLink;
document.getElementById('linkfile').value = filepaths;
document.getElementById('namefile').value = filenames;
document.getElementById('idfile').value = fileids;
document.getElementById('sizefile').value = filesizes;
document.getElementById('iconfile').value = fileicons;
document.getElementById('thumbnailfile').value = filethumbnails;
alert(filepaths);
alert(filenames);
alert(fileids);
alert(filesizes);
alert(fileicons);
alert(filethumbnails);
};
},
};
$(document).ready(function() {
var button = Dropbox.createChooseButton(options);
document.getElementById('uploadDB').appendChild(button);
});
</script>
<div id="uploadDB"></div>
I can get name, link, icon/thumbnail not size and nor id.
Q.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks! I see two things that will likely make this not work:
1) The `files` variable given to your `success` callback is an array of files, so you can't directly access the information about specific files on it. You'll need to either iterate over it, or access individual items, e.g., `files[0].id`.
2) You're never actually setting `fileids`. You're instead setting `fileicons` twice.
Good catch. I tried using var obj = files[0]; to get the first file and I was able to get the fileid. But the filesize is still empty. Is it possible to get filesize here? Maybe I can get it later using fileid.
I am trying to find instructions on getting metadata using fileid in python. program. You are so knowledgable, do you have any hints for me? I cannot pin point any good reads on it. Thanks again.
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- Greg-DB
I just took another look at your code, and I see you're trying to access the `size` returned by the Chooser, but per the documentation that should actually be `bytes`, so you can access it like `obj[0].bytes`.
The API v2 Python SDK's files_get_metadata method does accept a file ID in place of a path, so you can just call `dbx.files_get_metadata(fileID)`, where `fileID` is the file ID you got from the Chooser as `obj[0].id)`.
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