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How we share folder and file ?, via dropbox api
okay i start from scratch "again", how i can share file and folder via dropbox api, i think some sharing flow, 1. get the file and folder id, ( i already try it, show just two digit number) 2. c...
Greg-DB
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Dropbox Community ModeratorThe MountFolderAsync method takes a shared folder ID, which is the same as the sharedFolderId value from my code sample.
You can also use ListMountableFoldersAsync/ListMountableFoldersContinueAsync to list the folders available to mount in an account.
Your latest sample instead seems to just be getting the ID of a file, not a shared folder ID. Also, it appears you're trying to use AddFileMemberAsync, which is different from AddFolderMemberAsync anyway.
The AddFileMemberAsync method does take a file path or ID. Here's a sample for AddFileMemberAsync that works for me:
var members = new[] { new MemberSelector.Email("email@example.com") };
await client.Sharing.AddFileMemberAsync ("/test.txt", members);
What specifically wasn't working for you? One thing I notice that may be a problem in your code is that you're building an array of AddMember, but AddFileMemberAsync just takes an array of MemberSelector.
okay greg, your code work, now my problem is why i cant share mp3 ? , are there some file format that dropbox api doesnt support to share ?, and now i stil try to show the list of mountable folder, and mount it as reciever. i confuse how to retrieve the list. this is the las feature of my basic dropbox vb application, i interested to upgrade my application further with more robust API.
now the question is
1. what file extension dropbox support to add member beside txt ?
2. how to get the list of mountable folder -> get the share id -> and mount it
- Greg-DB
1) The file extension doesn't matter. You can share any file type. Are you getting an error when trying to share a different file?
2) You can use ListMountableFoldersAsync/ListMountableFoldersContinueAsync to list the folders available to mount in an account. You can then use MountFolderAsync to mount folders using the returned SharedFolderMetadata.SharedFolderId.
- 1. Hi greg, when i try to add member to a jpg file it's return with dropbox api exception 1, is it some thing wrong or i must use share link ?.
2. Yes i know, the ricght code is listmountablefolderasync but the code i still confuse how to implement at code a cause this list is different with listfile async- Greg-DB1. What exception are you getting specifically?
2. What do you have so far? What are you stuck on?
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