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.Net/C# - getting list of files and then downloading to local drive
I'm back again!
public class Program
{
public Logger logger;
public string localFilePath = @"C:\Users\hbuuutaag\Documents\Code Tests\Test";
public static v...
I see you've already found the methods for downloading a file, and it sounds like you are getting the file data successfully. If the download call failed it would raise an exception.
It sounds like you're having an issue viewing the file though, perhaps due to reading it with an incorrect encoding. How are you viewing/accessing the downloaded file? Depending on the file type/encoding you may need to open it with a different application and/or encoding setting. (I can't offer support for configuring third party applications though of course.)
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffI see you've already found the methods for downloading a file, and it sounds like you are getting the file data successfully. If the download call failed it would raise an exception.
It sounds like you're having an issue viewing the file though, perhaps due to reading it with an incorrect encoding. How are you viewing/accessing the downloaded file? Depending on the file type/encoding you may need to open it with a different application and/or encoding setting. (I can't offer support for configuring third party applications though of course.)
Wasn't sure what I was doing incorrectly but managed to get it sorted - the issue was using the .PathLower rather than .Name attributes.
Thanks again for the quick response Greg! :)
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