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Dropbox file chooser inside Outlook Add-in
I have been trying to you use Dropbox Chooser to get the file destination from Outlook Add-in. It works fine on Desktop, but when I run the application through Outlook Mobile (on android) app, it lau...
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHello namiqismayil - welcome to our Community!
In regards to your query now, could you clarify if you're developing your own application and share a screenshot of the screen where you're stumbling upon?
Thanks for your response!
PS: Feel free to include any additional information you feel might help.
Walter,
Here is the screenshot from the add-in and after it launches the browser. after it launches the browser page, I get this "cannot communicate with the https://..." and when I pick a destination and click Choose nothing happens.
So I am comparing it to One Drive picker, which stays inside the Add-in Application. I am wondering if I get communication error because outlook app and this browser page lost a connection.
So is it possible to load it inside the Add-in in Outlook mobile app?
If not, how can I keep the communication going and return to the app after picking the destination?
- Walter
Thanks for the additional information namiqismayil - it's most appreciated.
Note that I moved your post under a more appropriate section of our Community so the right people get on it and help with your inquiry.
Let us know if you have anything to add in the meantime!
- Greg-DB
namiqismayil The Dropbox Chooser is only designed and supported for running in standard browser environments, so unfortunately it won't work in Outlook Add-ins like this. I'll pass this along as a feature request for support for this, but I can't promise if or when that might be implemented.
Hi Greg,
Thank you for your reply.
I came up with this rather interesting scenario. I was working on the same project but haven't done dropbox specific work past couple days.
Today I clicked the Dropbox Chooser button and expected it to launch the browser window again but instead, it loaded everything inside the add-in page.
Now I wanted to double-check with you to see if there has been a software update to support this feature and whether it is safe for production.
Thanks
- Greg-DB
namiqismayil No, I don't have any updates on this. Dropbox hasn't changed the officially supported environments for the Chooser. I can't speak to what may have changed in Outlook itself though.
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