Document on Google drive

[Shay]

Hi

how do I access file in google drive
I need to read and change it
solution need to be generic (users / files)

I tried the gmail contact example, but was unable to run it
(client id?)

thanks
Shay

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Have you created enabled the Google Drive API?
Go here: https://code.google.com/apis/console/?pli=1 and enable it
Complete these steps: https://developers.google.com/drive/get-started

Will you use the Java SDK or the API using REST?

To work with REST you will need to:
Learn how to authenticate: https://developers.google.com/drive/about-auth
Use the API: https://developers.google.com/drive/v2/reference/

Other sources: Google Drive\Docs API for Android - Stack Overflow

 

[Shay]

Thanks
is there a way without enabling the google drive api
I guess each "customer" will have to do it, and I wish it will be easy
(without "complicated" stuff)

 

[Shay]

is there any simple code example
how to connect to google drive?

 

[thedesolatesoul]

One way to read file from google drive is to use intents (and an app that can interface to GDrive).
For e.g. if you use the official google drive app you can add your app to the list for file viewers so the gdrive app will open your app. See here: https://developers.google.com/drive/integrate-android-ui

Apart from that, if you want it to be more simpler, you probably need to talk to another developer that already has implemented the google drive api, whether he can enable intents for you to access the files. However this means your app will be depended on another app.

 

[Shay]

thanks
<anyone else has idea?>

what I am trying to do is to read / update my files from andriod that are located on google drive (web)
I cannot use copy locally since there might be more than 1 user updating the same file while I am (I will probably use spreadsheet)