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ElsayedGamal
8 years agoExplorer | Level 3
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 ?
6 Replies
- Lusil8 years ago
Dropbox Staff
Hi ElsayedGamal.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: - ElsayedGamal8 years agoExplorer | Level 3
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 Subthanks
- Lusil8 years ago
Dropbox Staff
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! - ElsayedGamal8 years agoExplorer | Level 3
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
- Lusil8 years ago
Dropbox Staff
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-DB8 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
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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