Android Question Dropbox integration

[gadgetmonster]

Hi All

I have a requirement where files will get created by a desktop app in a users dropbox folder and I need to download these for processing. I tried to use the Dropbox Sync Library and this did indeed locate the files, and download them. However, once I have processed them, I need to delete them from Dropbox and have no idea how I can do this.

Can anyone shed any light?

 

[Erel]

You can use this code to delete a remote file:

Sub DeleteFile(RemoteDir As String, RemoteFile As String)
   Dim r As Reflector
   r.Target = manager
   Dim pth As Object = r.RunMethod3("getPath", RemoteDir, "java.lang.String", _
     RemoteFile, "java.lang.String")
   r.Target = r.GetField("fileSystem")
   r.RunMethod4("delete", Array As Object(pth), Array As String("com.dropbox.sync.android.DbxPath"))
End Sub

 

[gadgetmonster]

Thank you Erel - worked a treat

As a side question, are any plans to port this library to b4j ?

 

[Erel]

Dropbox only provide this SDK to mobile platforms.

In the desktop you can directly read from and write to the synchronized folder. It is simpler.

 

[gadgetmonster]

Thanks Erel

 

[Mikonios]

Hi Erel,
Is possible a "make directory" with the same system are you described ?..
How will be it, please ????
And. a "remove directory" at DBX ????

 

[Erel]

Try this:

Sub CreateFolder(RemoteDir As String)
   Dim r As Reflector
   r.Target = manager
   Dim pth As Object = r.RunMethod3("getPath", RemoteDir, "java.lang.String", _
     "", "java.lang.String")
   r.Target = r.GetField("fileSystem")
   r.RunMethod4("createFolder", Array As Object(pth), Array As String("com.dropbox.sync.android.DbxPath"))
End Sub

The Delete method posted above should be able to delete folders.

 

[Mikonios]

Thanks Erel. Many many thanks .....

 

[Mikonios]

Hi again,
Your code "createFolder" is perfect, but to deleteFolder don't work.
Are there any workaround ?????

Sub DeleteFolder(RemoteDir AsString)
    Dim MiR AsReflector
    MiR.Target = Manager
    Dim pth AsObject = MiR.RunMethod3("getPath", RemoteDir, "java.lang.String", "", "java.lang.String")
    MiR.Target = MiR.GetField("fileSystem")
    MiR.RunMethod4("deleteFolder", ArrayAsObject(pth), ArrayAsString("com.dropbox.sync.android.DbxPath"))
End Sub

java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: deleteFolder [class com.dropbox.sync.android.DbxPath]

 

[Erel]

You should use the delete sub as is. Just pass an empty string as the file name.