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Distinguish between duplicating a file and renaming a file
How can i distinguish between rename and duplicate. Currently this is how i am trying to do:
using (var dbx = new DropboxClient(RefreshToken, Appkey, Appsecret)) { try { var metadata = (await ...
I'm not sure I follow. Dropbox provides these API calls/methods for performing whatever operations the third party app (your app) needs to perform, but it's up to the third party app to build and show its UI to the end-user, allow them to perform actions and provide input, and use its logic to determine what calls to make and when. So, for example, the user may indicate in your app that they want to move a file, or make a copy of a file, and the app would use the corresponding method accordingly.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffAs in your previous thread, the UploadAsync method is for uploading a file (whether a new file or a new version of an existing file). If you want to rename an existing file you should use MoveV2Async instead.
Additionally, if you want to duplicate, that is, make a copy of, an existing file, you can use CopyV2Async instead. Similar to moving a file, that method takes a fromPath for the existing path (including file name) of the existing file you want to copy, and toPath for the new path (including file name) of where you want the new copy of the file to be put.
- Do we have any way to know that selected file is to duplicate or rename.
Any id or something to know that user has choosen to duplicate the file or to renamw the file- Greg-DB
I'm not sure I follow. Dropbox provides these API calls/methods for performing whatever operations the third party app (your app) needs to perform, but it's up to the third party app to build and show its UI to the end-user, allow them to perform actions and provide input, and use its logic to determine what calls to make and when. So, for example, the user may indicate in your app that they want to move a file, or make a copy of a file, and the app would use the corresponding method accordingly.
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