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.NET SDK OAuthTest sample app error
Hi,
I'm looking to migrate my Windows .NET service app (no user interaction) from a long lived token to a short-lived token.
I am working through the OAuthTest app, and have entered my apps ApiKe...
That 'http.Start' call starts the local web server which is used to catch the redirect from the app authorization flow. The error message seems to be indicating that the server can't be started, perhaps because that port is already in use. Is there anything on that computer using that port, or do you maybe accidentally already have another instance of the sample app process running?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThat 'http.Start' call starts the local web server which is used to catch the redirect from the app authorization flow. The error message seems to be indicating that the server can't be started, perhaps because that port is already in use. Is there anything on that computer using that port, or do you maybe accidentally already have another instance of the sample app process running?
Hi Greg, many thanks for the advice, it turned out it was the port.
I had tried restarting the PC, running VS as Admin, and also tried other ports in the vicinity of that in the original sample code. In the end I changed the port to 8080, and it worked.
I had wondered if the error message was misleading (not for the 1st time).
Thanks again for your quick response and advice.
Regards,
Paul
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