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melium
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago

task async convert to void

does anyone know a different method not using task async i want to use void public async Task Download(string remoteFilePath, string localFilePath) { DropboxClient client2 = new...
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  • melium's avatar
    melium
    8 years ago

    i got it working

    public async void DownloadDB()
        {
            try
            {
                DropboxClient client2 = new DropboxClient("token");
                string file = "/data1.db3";
                string folder = @"/data/data/AndroidMaster.AndroidMaster/files/data1.db3";
                using (var response = await client2.Files.DownloadAsync(file))
                {
                    using (var fileStream = File.Create(folder))
                    {
                        (await response.GetContentAsStreamAsync()).CopyTo(fileStream);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex);
            }
        }
  • melium's avatar
    melium
    Helpful | Level 6
    8 years ago

    i got it working

    public async void DownloadDB()
        {
            try
            {
                DropboxClient client2 = new DropboxClient("token");
                string file = "/data1.db3";
                string folder = @"/data/data/AndroidMaster.AndroidMaster/files/data1.db3";
                using (var response = await client2.Files.DownloadAsync(file))
                {
                    using (var fileStream = File.Create(folder))
                    {
                        (await response.GetContentAsStreamAsync()).CopyTo(fileStream);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex);
            }
        }

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