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rhernandez8305's avatar
rhernandez8305
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

DownloadAsync error

I tried download all folders/files from DropBox.Api but I received this error:

 

Value should match pattern '\A(?:(/(.|[\r\n])*|id:.*)|(rev:[0-9a-f]{9,})|(ns:[0-9]+(/.*)?))\z'
Parameter name: path

 

My code is:

 

using (var response = await dbx.Files.DownloadAsync("/folder/File.ext" ))
                        {
                           //code
                        }

 

Thanks a lot!!!

  • Thanks for your reply, I resolved it. This is part of my code:

    I get the "PathLower" property from the metadata's files:

    the path's format  is: "/folder/MyFile.ext"

     

    using (var dbx = new DropboxClient("KeyApi"))
                {
                    var list = await dbx.Files.ListFolderAsync(string.Empty, recursive: true);

                    foreach (var item in list.Entries.Where(i => i.IsFile))
                    {
                        string urlFile = item.AsFile.PathLower;
                        using (var response = await dbx.Files.DownloadAsync(urlFile))
                        {
                            //code
                        }
                    }
                }

     

    Thanks a lot.

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    That error is indicating that the `path` value you supplied doesn't match the expected format. The value "/folder/File.ext" would match, but it looks like that's just an example. Can you share the exact value you're supplying when you get this error?

    For example, if you're supplying a file path, make sure it starts with a "/".
    • rhernandez8305's avatar
      rhernandez8305
      Helpful | Level 6

      Thanks for your reply, I resolved it. This is part of my code:

      I get the "PathLower" property from the metadata's files:

      the path's format  is: "/folder/MyFile.ext"

       

      using (var dbx = new DropboxClient("KeyApi"))
                  {
                      var list = await dbx.Files.ListFolderAsync(string.Empty, recursive: true);

                      foreach (var item in list.Entries.Where(i => i.IsFile))
                      {
                          string urlFile = item.AsFile.PathLower;
                          using (var response = await dbx.Files.DownloadAsync(urlFile))
                          {
                              //code
                          }
                      }
                  }

       

      Thanks a lot.

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