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Timpan
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6 years ago
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From webapp, write file to local and then sync back on close?

I am using a web-based project management app and trying to integrate DB folders with it. Is there a way to do the following: 1. Access a folder from a browser. 2. On selecting a file, automat...
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    Greg-DB
    6 years ago

    I see, thanks for clarifying. While you can certainly upload and download files from/to the Dropbox servers in a web app in the browser using the Dropbox API, you may not be able to accomplish the local filesystem write/read operations that you want automatically. That would depend on the local file capabilities of the browser, but I can't offer guidance on that.

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Timpan
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Thanks, Greg.

Actually, what I am trying to do is be able to access a file located on our Dropbox (say, Photoshop file) through a browser, be able to open it in photoshop, then when I save it, to have the edited version on the Dropbox server, so that then another team member can edit it.

I didn't think this was possible (although Google Drive does it through Chrome), but wanted to ask, in case there is a soution.

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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

I see, thanks for clarifying. While you can certainly upload and download files from/to the Dropbox servers in a web app in the browser using the Dropbox API, you may not be able to accomplish the local filesystem write/read operations that you want automatically. That would depend on the local file capabilities of the browser, but I can't offer guidance on that.

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