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Dropbox api. not worked foreach (var item in list.Entries.Where(i => i.IsFolder))
I want to use the dropbox api. I use the code from this page - https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/dotnet#tutorial .
But in my Visual.Studio throws an error -
CS1061 "IList<Metadata>" does not contain a definition of "Where", and it was not possible to find an available "Where" extension method that accepts the type "IList<Metadata>" as the first argument (perhaps the using directive or assembly reference was omitted).
Why doesn 't it recognize WHERE ?
Code:
async Task ListRootFolder(DropboxClient dbx)
{
var list = await dbx.Files.ListFolderAsync(string.Empty);
// show folders then files
foreach (var item in list.Entries.Where(i => i.IsFolder))
{
Console.WriteLine("D {0}/", item.Name);
}
foreach (var item in list.Entries.Where(i => i.IsFile))
{
Console.WriteLine("F{0,8} {1}", item.AsFile.Size, item.Name);
}
}
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Hi saharin,
Hm..🤔 It's something strange - seems like a problem of your environment (Visual Studio in the case).
Try something like following simpler code:
async Task ListRootFolder(DropboxClient dbx) { var list = await dbx.Files.ListFolderAsync(string.Empty); foreach (var item in list.Entries) { Console.WriteLine("{0} {1,10} {2}", item.IsFolder ? "D->" : "F->", item.IsFolder ? "" : item.AsFile.Size.ToString(), item.Name); } }Does this show the same (or some other) error?
This ok, thanks!
VS - 2019
.NET 5.0
dropbox api 6.37.0
Still, no, it does not work, the code that was thrown to me does not cause errors, but the list of cloud storage files does not print.
saharin, That's definitely related to your environment and not to Dropbox API/SDK. You should investigate further what's wrong there. 🤷
saharin wrote:..., but the list of cloud storage files does not print.
It could be wrong expectation. Depending on your environment settings, the console, where output prints out, can stay open after your program finishes or can close immediately (and that's why you cannot see anything). Check this and tune it or run your application (after build) in independent terminal, so it will stay open and you able to see your application result. 😉
Good luck.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
saharin Thanks for following up. Unfortunately as we cannot reproduce this issue, and this functionality is not actually part of the Dropbox API/SDK itself, I'm afraid I can't offer much insight on this.
For reference, the "Where" method is provided by Microsoft, and you can find information on that here.
I see you said you're using .NET 5 though, and I believe Microsoft no longer supports that version, so you may want to upgrade that.
there is no console I definitely do not close, I looked through debugging
... in addition to Greg's advises: Migration to MonoDevelop may be considered. It's at the same time simplistic and feature rich IDE; ideal for start learning (and not only). Even more: its underlying platform - mono - is much more portable than original .NET! It's officially supported on Mac, Linux, and Windows only, but runs on any popular (or no so popular) OS. Take a look here how you can install on Windows.
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