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Save files to dropbox using the save file function
Hi,
Today i saw this feature that allow a user to just click a button to save the file to the dropbox account. So i was thinking in taking advantage of this feature by creating a page were i just type the direct location on a input field and after pressing the button the file gets transfered.
I have tried diferent techniques after reading the developers documentation but without any luck. there is a problem with file location or it doesn't work.
Any comments or help this
Thanks
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- I notice that your share button below my post is similar what i'm trying to achieve but in this case the location is custom for each file i want to transfer to my dropbox account.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
It sounds like you'd be interested in using the Dropbox Saver. You can find the full documentation and instructions for using that here:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/saver
If that's not working for you, I'll be happy to help, but I'll need some more information. In that case, please reply with:
- the full text of the error/any output
- the relevant code snippet(s) - Hi, have tried diferent ways to build it without any luck. All i want is a simple html form that when i click on it the file gets saved in the logged in dropbox account.
I'm getting this error:
{"error": "Invalid origin"}
Do you have a full path to send a get or post request and save the file.
Thanks - Greg-DBAre you trying to run the Saver from a file:// URL by any chance? That can result in that error.
When using the Chooser or Saver, you'll need to run it from a server, so that Dropbox can verify the domain. (That is, since you need to pre-register the domains you'll user your Chooser or Saver on via the App Console: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps )
Try running it from a server instead. (You can even use a localhost server while developing it.) I tried a localhost http server and didn't work either. I did add http://127.0.0.1 and localhost on the app section on the dropbox site.
I get the following error:{"error": "Origin does not match any app domain"}- Greg-DBThe domain for the URL of the page you host the Saver needs to exactly match one of your pre-registered Chooser/Saver domains. (Make sure you don't register an "OAuth 2 redirect URI", as that's not for the Chooser/Saver.)
So, for example, register "localhost" and then access your page from http://localhost (plus whatever port and path you need). This was what i was trying to build but it doesn't work. I get the file value but when executing it! It open the the image.
<form> <input type="text" id="file_id" value="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/deroi5nwm6u7gdf/advice.png"><br> <input type="submit" value="Send!" onclick="send()"> </form> <script> send = function() { var file_id = document.getElementById('file_id').value; document.write('<a href="'+file_id+'" class="dropbox-saver">123</a>'); } </script>- Greg-DBI'm not sure I understand your question. It looks like you already have the Dropbox link at this point in the code though. If you need general HTML/JavaScript help, I'm afraid I can't be of use, as that wouldn't be about Dropbox itself. You may want to post on a general help forum, such as StackOverflow.
OK, Thanks
Hi,I had tried use dropbox choose and saver successfully,but it happen some issue when I use saver to save file which file name or url have chinese characters ,I console the error and I get "Invalid host".Whether the saver could't save the file name or url with chinese characters?
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