Honest to say, I haven't been able to deeply look inside the Google Drive API so far but I wonder if the API has support for what I need. I would like to capture changes under a specific folder and notify the users which has access to that folder.
For example, I have a folder named Foo and there are three people who have access to that folder. When Person 1 makes a notable change (uploads a file, changes a file, deletes a file, etc) under that folder, I would like to notify the Person 2 and Person 3.
Please note here that these changes can be done from anywhere, not just
from my client. The person can take the action through the Google Drive web
interface or the user might be syncing his/her computer with the
Google Drive.
The only part I cannot visualize in my head is how to capture the changes under a specific folder.
For the record, I will be using .NET for my client.
What you're looking for is the changes feed in our just-launched Drive SDK v2. However, the changes feed does not yet support retrieving changes for just a specific folder. Instead, it gives all changes to a user's entire Drive. This is a feature request that we're considering implementing, but I don't have a timeline as to when we'll implement this yet.
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I need to upload a file to OneDrive, via the command line. This will be done through a batch file which is distributed to end users.
From searching on Stack Overflow, I find questions like this one which say that you need to register an app and create an app password, using Azure. I don't have the necessary permissions to do this in the organization where I work, nor can I do anything that requires an admin account. So I can't any install software - I have to use what comes with Windows 10. I can't use VBA either as that's blocked.
I've managed to download files from OneDrive without anything like that, using the process described here:
Open the URL in either of the browser.
Open Developer options using Ctrl+Shift+I.
Go to Network tab.
Now click on download. Saving file isn’t required. We only need the network activity while browser requests the file from the server.
A new entry will appear which would look like “download.aspx?…”.
Right click on that and Copy → Copy as cURL.
Paste the copied content directly in the terminal and append ‘--output file.extension’ to save the content in file.extension since
terminal isn’t capable of showing binary data.
Example:
curl https://xyz.sharepoint.com/personal/someting/_layouts/15/download.aspx?UniqueId=cefb6082%2D696e%2D4f23%2D8c7a%2
…. some long text ….
cCtHR3NuTy82bWFtN1JBRXNlV2ZmekZOdWp3cFRsNTdJdjE2c2syZmxQamhGWnMwdkFBeXZlNWx2UkxDTkJic2hycGNGazVSTnJGUnY1Y1d0WjF5SDJMWHBqTjRmcUNUUWJxVnZYb1JjRG1WbEtjK0VIVWx2clBDQWNyZldid1R3PT08L1NQPg==;
cucg=1’ --compressed --output file.extension
I tried to do something similar after clicking 'upload' on the browser, but didn't find anything useful when trying to filter the requests.
I found these two questions but there is no keyboard shortcut to upload, AFAICT. Also the end user will be uploading a file to a folder I've shared with them from my OneDrive. Opening Chrome or Edge as a minimised window is fine, but I can't just shove a window in their face which automatically clicks on things - they won't like that.
It's just occurred to me that I might be able to use an office application to Save As the file to the necessary onedrive folder, where the keyboard shortcuts are pretty stable, but have no idea how to achieve that via the command line.
The best and more secure way to accomplish this goal I think is going to be with the Rest API for OneDrive.
(Small Files <4MB)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/developer/rest-api/api/driveitem_put_content?view=odsp-graph-online
(Large files)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/developer/rest-api/api/driveitem_createuploadsession?view=odsp-graph-online
You still need a Azure AD App Registration (which your admin should be able to configure for you), to provide API access to services in Azure. Coding with the API is going to be far easier and less complicated, not to mention more versatile.
Salesforce has two different UIs and in accordance with it, it has the possibility to store attached files differently.
Two files were uploaded via the classic UI and they are marked as 'attachments'. Other files were uploaded through the new UI and they are marked as 'files'.
I want to upload all of these files using REST API. I cannot find the proper documentation. Can somebody help me with this?
That's not 100% true. In SF Classic UI you were able to upload Files too. It's "just" about knowing the right API name of the table and you'll find lots of examples online.
Attachment and Document objects have exactly same API names, you can view their definitions in SOAP API definition or in REST API explorer (there was something which you can still see in screenshot in here, seems to be down now, maybe they're moving it to another area in documentation...)
The Files (incl. "Chatter Files") are stored in ContentDocument and ContentVersion object. The name is unexpected because long time ago SF purchased another company's product and it was called "Salesforce Content". In beginning it was bit of mess, now it's better integrated into whole platform but still some things lurk like File folders can be called Libraries sometimes in documentation but actual API name is ContentWorkspace. The entity relationship diagram can help a bit: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api.meta/api/sforce_api_erd_content.htm
ContentDocument is a header to which many places in SF link (imagine file wasting space on disk only once but being cross-linked from multiple records). It can have at least 1 version and if you need to update the document - you'd upload new version but all links in org wouldn't change, they'd still link to header.
So, how to use it?
REST API guide: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/dome_sobject_insert_update_blob.htm
or maybe Chatter API guide (you tagged it with chatter so chances are you already use it): https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_files.htm
some of my answers here might help (shameless plug). They're about upload and reading data too and one is even about data loader... but you might experiment with exporting files first, get familiar with structure before you load?
https://stackoverflow.com/a/48668673/313628
https://stackoverflow.com/a/56268939/313628
https://stackoverflow.com/a/60284736/313628
I am looking for something along the lines of getExternalStorageDirectory that is available in both iOS and android. The purpose of this directory is to save and retrieve .json configuration files that would be later read back by the application. However the normal getApplicationDocumentsDirectory isn't really what I need. The user is likely to want direct access to the saved files to send them to friends, forums, etc.
Workflows might include:
User A emails a config to User B
User uploads a configuration to a forum
User downloads a configuration from a forum
User creates a configuration offline using a json editor
It seems like I must be missing something obvious here as this seems like a common requirement but I have not found a suitable way to do this.
Thanks
Assuming we're speaking of the path_provider plugin, it actually contains a function called getExternalStorageDirectory, though, as the documentation states, iOS prohibits the user from arbitrarily accessing any directory on the device. I would suggest checking for the platform. If on Android, use getExternalStorageDirectory for Android, and if on iOS, use getApplicationDocumentsDirectory and make it visible to the user. More on that here: How to save a text file in external storage in ios using flutter?
Can't think of any other way of achieving this, since iOS is very strict when it comes to file management (or anything else, really).
The Chrome Apps API has the very useful FileSystem API which allows a user to select a file for an app to edit (read and write changes to). However, with the entire Apps API soon to be removed, what other ways exists to edit a file on the local file system?
This is not an opinion-based question, I am asking for all conceivable alternatives.
Per https://developers.chrome.com/apps/migration:
Q: My app uses the chrome.fileSystem API to read and write user-specified files and / or directories. Can this be done on the open web?
A: In general, no. The open web can read single files that the user opens, but cannot retain access to those files, write to those files, or have any access to directories.
If it is critical for your app to read and write directories (e.g. it is a text editor with a folder view), you will need to either have a native helper app and extension combo, or create a native app.
Problem:
Building Enterprise Applications of a Suite Nature, and need to be able to pass data from one application to another. Example: App1 is a barcode reader that produces and inventory list. App2 needs a "fresh" copy of the same inventory list information that App1 just produced in order to accomplish its goal of producing purchase orders. The two apps and databases are two large to squeeze together in single app, plus the suite will continue to grow with more and more apps.
Understanding:
I fully understand that "Each" application is in it's own sandbox. However, in reading through the documents regarding the new UIDocumentInteractionController API, it appears that an application can dip outside of the sandbox just a little to "Read-In", "View", or "Open-In" a document that was not apart of the bundle or created within the application.
Data Flow:
I'm trying to keep it simple. I have been using the DocInteraction sample application downloaded from Apple, and another application...called App1 to try and work with a simple text file. In App1, I create a simple txt file, and save it to the documents folder. (But this is still inside the app's sandbox?). in the DocInteraction modified sample, I have been trying to figure a way to "View", "Open-In", or better yet "Read-In" the created txt file. If I can pass a simple txt file between the two, I can include a CSV structure to update the databases on each side when ever the applications are opened.
I have tried to utilize the Launch Options Keys with no luck.
In short, I just can't seem to get my head around:
Where App1's data needs to go?
How to find the data in the other App, say App2?
How do you "Open" the file that exist inside another application's sandbox?
End Result:
I have tried to stay away from the
The Document Interaction docs outline:
Previewing a Document or Presenting Options
Registering Your Support of File Types
Opening Files From Other Apps
Displaying and Printing Quick Look Previews
It is the "Opening Files From Other Apps" that I am most interested with. It directs me to utilize the application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method by passing in dictionary values for the keys. This is where I get lost?? How do I set the keys so that it knows "WHERE" and "WHAT" to look for? And I'm still not clear the proper director that App1 should be saving information to in order for the keys to point to the correct place?
Opening email file attachments and opening pdfs in iBooks can't be the only places where you can utilize this API or else Apple wouldn't have went through all the work, they are already allow to talk from App-To-App.
Note: I'm not trying to get App1 to directly transmit data into App2's files. I don't think that would be allowed by Apple at all! I'm trying to get App1 to zip up its data, save it in proper location, so when user decides to use App2, the data can then be available to App2 by "reading-in" the data.
If someone has a sample application, tutorial, or even a solid idea how to get this working I would really appreciate the help.
-Thanks!
P.S. Somebody with 1,500 or higher reputation please create a "UIDocumentInteraction" tag for stackoverflow!
I got it working last month. Here's my mental model:
App1 creates a file anywhere in its sandbox.
App1 calls docinteraction to display the "Open In" GUI for that file
User picks "Open in App2"
The iOS copies the file from one sandbox to the other and launches App2.
App2 implements didfinishlaunchingwithURL and loads the supplied URL (which is the copy in its sandbox)