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IgorTsivan
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6 years ago
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dropbox Api in js

Hi, help me pls.  I can’t understand the API how to navigate folders and files in my application if I have already displayed the top level of folders and files on the screen. I work with React.js
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    6 years ago

    You can download the file data using the API/SDK. Please refer to my comment here for some information on doing that.

    Exactly what you do with the data, e.g., how you display or present it to the user, will depend on your use case.

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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

The "move" methods would only be if you need to actually change the location of a file or folder in the Dropbox account.

If you just want to browse a different folder, you can call filesListFolder/filesListFolderContinue again, supplying the 'path_lower' of the sub-folder you want to list. You would then use the result from that to update your UI to show that listing.

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IgorTsivan
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Thanks! helped) last question, can I open files for viewing in my application?

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    6 years ago

    You can download the file data using the API/SDK. Please refer to my comment here for some information on doing that.

    Exactly what you do with the data, e.g., how you display or present it to the user, will depend on your use case.

    • IgorTsivan's avatar
      IgorTsivan
      Explorer | Level 4
      6 years ago

      Thanks!

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