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brtdvrs
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2 years ago

i want to check is file exists with async/await

I tried this but it doesn't work: async function CheckIfFileExist(dbx, fileName) { let fentries = []; dbx.filesListFolder({ path: "" }) .then(async function (response) { fentries = await respons...
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brtdvrs's avatar
brtdvrs
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago
I just have to look in de root for the file. That’s not the problem. My call comes back undefined and not true or false because the await response does not work.
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Greg-DB
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2 years ago

Thanks for clarifying. It sounds like the issue is more around how async/await itself works in JavaScript. I can only really help with the Dropbox API/SDK in particular, so I recommend referring to a guide/documentation for async/await in JavaScript.

 

That said, it seems like "await response.result.entries" may not be what you want. Perhaps you mean to await the API call itself?

 

Also, "fentries > 1" doesn't seem to make sense. I suspect you meant "fentries.length >= 1" instead.

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