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abcd12341
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

Javascript API Clarity - filesDownload()

I've been learning the Javascript API and am having a bumpy journey with filesDownload().     Looking at the docs...   http://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-js/Dropbox.html#filesDownload__anchor ...
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    Dzivo
    New member | Level 2
    7 months ago

    @greg still not documented 6 years later what is the type of fileBinary is it a Blob ?

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      Greg-DB
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      7 months ago

      Dzivo The fileBinary returned by the Dropbox JavaScript SDK in Node is a Buffer. (The fileBlob returned by the Dropbox JavaScript SDK in browser JavaScript is a Blob.)

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