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Migration V1 to V2
Hi, in V1 I simply use: Public Function write(myFile As String) As MetaData
Dim Client As DropNetClient = New DropNetClient(Konstanten.DropboxAppKey, Konstanten.DropboxApp...
Greg-DB
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Dropbox Community ModeratorThe access token is retrieved a few lines later when the user is redirected back to the app after authorizing it here:
https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-dotnet/blob/master/Examples/SimpleBlogDemo/Controllers/HomeController.cs#L197
https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-dotnet/blob/master/Examples/SimpleBlogDemo/Controllers/HomeController.cs#L197
I unterstand the following Workflow of this example...
I get the Uri To Show the User the authorisation Website. With the Parameter 'code' the User must Input the code manually into my app.
Is this right ?
I get the Uri To Show the User the authorisation Website. With the Parameter 'code' the User must Input the code manually into my app.
Is this right ?
- Greg-DBIf you use the "code" flow without a redirect URI, then yes, the user will have to manually copy and paste the authorization code into the app.
Using a redirect URI is recommended though, as shown in the example, as that will automatically pass the authorization code to your app, without the user copying/pasting it manually.OK, I understand this. Thanx
Unfortunately my next question... ;-)
Which format must the redirected uri be have? I must register this uri in the apps profile at dropbox. How can it be variable if my app runs on many different PCs?
- Greg-DBAs a security feature, each exact redirect URI does need to be pre-registered.
If you don't know the redirect URI ahead of time, one thing you may be able to do instead is to use one static redirect URI but encode the necessary information in the 'state' parameter, and decode it as necessary after the redirect back to your app, to handle it as necessary:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#authorization
Alternatively, you could forgo using a redirect URI entirely. With the "code" flow, you can omit redirect_uri and have the user copy and paste the code manually. (Or, for the "token" flow, you can use https://www.dropbox.com/1/oauth2/display_token as the redirect URI and have the user copy and paste the access token.)
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