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arch2020
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago

Api error "LookupError" for sharing_create_shared_link_with_settings

Hi all,    I am new to dropbox api. My problem is whenver I try to create an app folder from the app console, the connection never works and I keep receiving an error regarding to the path, see b...
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  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    5 years ago

    Hi arch2020,

    Try transform the path from "/Apps/App_Name/example.xlsx" to "/example.xlsx". Is this helps? 🤔

    Try to explain why. 😉

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arch2020
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@

 

It worked like magic. Thanks, it seems that with app folder, there is no need for referencing the name of the app, as the default location of the app, will always be the name of the app folder.  very grateful for your help, you saved me tons of tons and unnecessary hustle. 

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
5 years ago
arch2020 wrote:

 

..., it seems that with app folder, there is no need for referencing the name of the app, as the default location of the app, will always be the name of the app folder.  ...

🙂 Almost exactly! 👍

Actually, the app' folder forms a namespace that become a root folder for access from the application side. 😉

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    arch2020
    Helpful | Level 5
    5 years ago

    thanks that really helped me alot to get past through my novice hardship :). 

    • Greg-DB's avatar
      Greg-DB
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      5 years ago

      That's correct. You can also use files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue to list the contents of any folder. For example, to list the contents of the root folder for your app, supply a path value of the empty string "". Then you can get the path values of any of the contents from the Metadata.path_lower value for the entry in the result.

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        arch2020
        Helpful | Level 5
        4 years ago

        many thanks Greg-DB  your additional information was really helpful. 

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