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Steve L.32
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago
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API V2 analogue of canceFileLoad and cancelFileUpload

In my iOS app using Dropbox API V1 I cancel file uploads and downloads using code similar to this:   [self.restClient canceFileLoad:dBox.cloudURLDropbox];   What is the corressponding V2 me...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    8 years ago

    You can save the task returned by the download/upload call, and then call cancel on it:

     

    DBDownloadDataTask *downloadTask = [[client.filesRoutes downloadData:filePath] setResponseBlock:^(DBFILESFileMetadata *metadata, DBFILESDownloadError *downloadError, DBRequestError *error, NSData *fileData) {
        // ...
}];

// ...

[downloadTask cancel];

     

    Hope this helps! 

Giordano58's avatar
Giordano58
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

Hi Steve and Greg,

I already use this feature and it works but I have a further question.

 

Suppose I have to upload a file of 1 MB.  I start the upload but after 1-2 secs I stop the upload. It works but in the while some bytes have been uploaded and I want to remove them. Is there a way to automatically remove the uploaded bytes or I have to remove them by myself after I stopped the upload?

 

Many thanks and regards,

Giordano

Greg-DB's avatar
Greg-DB
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8 years ago

Giordano58 If you cancel the upload before it completes, the partial data is never "committed" and you don't need to do anything to remove it. 

  • Giordano58's avatar
    Giordano58
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 years ago

    Yes, ok.

     

    Making use of the following method to upload file 

    [userClient.filesRoutes uploadUrl:pathToSave inputUrl:db]

     

    I have solved also this problem.

     

    Thanks and regards,

    Giordano

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