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ElsayedGamal's avatar
ElsayedGamal
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

How can i upload file to my Dropbox account with vba ?

Hello My Friends

i need to upload file to my drobpox account by vba with access database

how can i d that ?

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  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    8 years ago
     
    If you’re trying to do this through the desktop app, please note that your Dropbox folder is just like any other folder on your hard drive, but with syncing features. In other words, you can save a file your have on your computer in the Dropbox folder, and it will sync the file to the website and other connected devices. 
     
    If you’re having trouble doing this, or if I’ve misunderstood what it is you’re trying to achieve, could you please elaborate a bit more on this and, if you’re seeing an error, could you please send me a screenshot (omitting any personal info) illustrating the behavior you’re experiencing?
     
    Thanks! :slight_smile:
  • ElsayedGamal's avatar
    ElsayedGamal
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 years ago

    thanks for reply

    i need to upload file with code to my online dropbox 

    i found that code but i need to know how i use

    like where i will put my username and passwod of my dropbox account ?

    and wher i will put my online drobpox folder Url

    and what is my online drobpox folder Url

    Public Sub DB_PutFile(FileName As String)
    Dim req As MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP60
    Dim strFile As String
    Dim Pos1 As Integer
    Dim Pos2 As Integer
    Set req = New MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP60
    Dim arg As String
    strFile= ReadBinary(FileName)
    arg = "{""path"":""/" & FileName & """,""mode"":{"".tag"":""overwrite""},""autorename"":false,""mute"":true}"
    req.Open "POST", "https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload", False
    req.setRequestHeader "Authorization", "Bearer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
    req.setRequestHeader "Content-Type", "application/octet-stream"
    req.setRequestHeader "Content-length", Len(Result)
    req.setRequestHeader "Dropbox-API-Arg", arg
    req.setRequestHeader "User-Agent", "api-explorer-client"
    req.send strFile
    
    If req.Status = 200 Then
    
    Debug.Print req.responseText
    
    Else
    'MsgBox req.Status & ": " & req.statusText
    Debug.Print req.responseText
    End If
    End Sub

    thanks

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    8 years ago
    Thanks for the swift reply, ElsayedGamal
     
    Could you please clarify if you’re creating an app that uses the Dropbox API? If so, please let me know and I can forward this thread to the appropriate section.
     
    Let me know and I’ll make sure to get back to you as soon as possible!
  • ElsayedGamal's avatar
    ElsayedGamal
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 years ago

     i make an access Database

    by that Access DB  i need to upload report.txt  to my Drobpox online folder

    how can i do that with Microsoft visual basic 6 VBA

    iknow i can download Drobpox app an setup it and i will copy my report .txt to drobpox folder  i know that

    but i didnt need to do that because i will use My access DB in More PC

    so i will not Setup on every PC that Drobpox App

    so what can i do

    and thanks for your replay

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    8 years ago
    Thanks for your quick reply once again, ElsayedGamal, and for the additional info. 
     
    I’ve forwarded you to the API Support section of the Forum, where some like-minded users might be able to help out on this. 
     
    Cheers! :grin:
  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    8 years ago

    ElsayedGamal It sounds like you want to programmatically upload files to your Dropbox account. To do so, you should use the Dropbox API. I see from the code you shared that you already found the correct API endpoint, /2/files/upload, for doing so. (We also have an official .NET SDK that makes this easier, if you can use that in your environment.) 

    In either case, you don't put your username and password in the code. You authorize the API calls by the use of a Dropbox API OAuth 2 access token. I see you already have code for setting that in the "Authorization" header. 

    The path where you want the uploaded file to go in your Dropbox is specified by the "path" parameter in the JSON you put in the "Dropbox-API-Arg" header. 

    For more information on how to use this endpoint, please refer to the /2/files/upload documentation. The API v2 Explorer can also be useful for prototyping these calls.

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