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Ghulam A.
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
Is linking necessary to download files?
Is it possible to download files from my app folder (Dropbox) to my app without linking an account? If so, how would I do that?
Ghulam A.
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
Okay, that did allow me to get an access token and secret. However, I still don't seem to be able to retrieve a file from my folder using this method. If I login normally to link my dropbox, it does work. (I basically pull a text file from my Dropbox and display the text.) I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here. The one thing I did notice was that I get a new access token and secret every time I login normally. Do the tokens expire? Anyways, here is my code cutting out irrelevant portions and replacing sensitive info:
In my app delegate:
.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
@interface AppDelegate : NSObject <UIApplicationDelegate>
@property (strong, nonatomic) UIWindow *window;
@end
.m
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#import <DropboxSDK/DropboxSDK.h>
@implementation AppDelegate
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
DBSession *dbSession = [[DBSession alloc]
initWithAppKey:@"key"
appSecret:@"secret"
root:kDBRootAppFolder]; // either kDBRootAppFolder or kDBRootDropbox
[DBSession setSharedSession:dbSession];
//[[DBSession sharedSession] unlinkAll];
[dbSession updateAccessToken:@"token" accessTokenSecret:@"token secret" forUserId:@"id number"];
}
@end
In my view controller:
.h file
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
@class DBRestClient;
@interface homeVC : UIViewController
{
DBRestClient *restClient;
}
@end
.m file
#import "homeVC.h"
#import <DropboxSDK/DropboxSDK.h>
@interface homeVC () <UITableViewDataSource, UIAccelerometerDelegate, DBRestClientDelegate>
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITableView *tableView;
@property (nonatomic, strong) DBRestClient *restClient;
@end
@implementation homeVC
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory,
NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString* path2 = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:
[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", @"Welcome.txt"]];
[self.restClient loadMetadata:@"/"];
[self.restClient loadFile:@"/Welcome.txt" intoPath:path2];
NSString* content = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:path2
encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding
error:NULL];
NSLog(@"%@",content);
}
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