Android Question DropBox Sync Library

dickcrich

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The dropbox Sync library I downloaded is 3.0 and I see references other to 3.29. I'm not getting references to DbxDatastore resolved in one of the example programs (DbxB4AEx1). Also, in the the setup it said to make sure I set the app to a "Sync API", the DropBox console doesn't give me that option.

The setup also mentioned moving dropbox-sync-sdk-android.jar to the B4A libraries folder as well as the "attached wrappers". I assume the attached wrappers were the files in the DropBoxSync.zip. I saw nothing else attached.

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dickcrich

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In using Erel's example the account ready event never fires for me. I wonder if I'm missing something. In the B4A library I have DropboxSync.jar, DropboxSync.xml, and dropbox-sync-sdk-andriod.jar. I replaced the key and secret references with what DropBox assigned me. I also created the strings.xml file. However, when I created the app in DropBox they must have changed the console. It gave me two options: "Drop-ins App" and "DropBox API App". No reference for "Sync API" so I chose "DropBox API App"

CodE:
B4X:
#Region  Project Attributes
    #ApplicationLabel: B4A Test
    #VersionCode: 1
    #VersionName:
    'SupportedOrientations possible values: unspecified, landscape or portrait.
    #SupportedOrientations: unspecified
    #CanInstallToExternalStorage: False
#End Region

#Region  Activity Attributes
    #FullScreen: False
    #IncludeTitle: True
#End Region

Sub Process_Globals
   Private manager As DbxAccountManager
   Private key As String = "I put my key here"
   Private secret As String = "I put my secret here"

End Sub

Sub Globals

End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
   If FirstTime Then
      manager.Initialize(key, secret, "Manager")
   End If
   Activity.LoadLayout("1")
End Sub

Sub Button1_Click
   manager.LinkAccount
End Sub

Sub Manager_AccountReady (Success As Boolean)
   Log("Account Ready: " & Success)
   If Success Then
      For Each FileInfo As DbxFileInfo In manager.ListFiles("/")
         Log(FileInfo.Name & ", " & FileInfo.IsFolder)
      Next
   End If
'   manager.DownloadFile("/", "MyChow.txt", File.DirRootExternal, "MyChow.TXT")
'       ExitApplication

End Sub

Manifest:
B4X:
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "@string/app_name") ' NEW in v3.0!!!
AddApplicationText(
<activity android:name="com.dropbox.sync.android.DbxAuthActivity" />
<activity
  android:name="com.dropbox.client2.android.AuthActivity"
  android:launchMode="singleTask" >
  <intent-filter>
    <data android:scheme="db-I put my key here" /> <!-- NEED TO UPDATE -->
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
  </intent-filter>
</activity>
<service
  android:name="com.dropbox.sync.android.DbxSyncService"
  android:enabled="true"
  android:exported="false"
  android:label="Dropbox Sync" />
  )
 
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dickcrich

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I did. I notice if you don't it gets deleted. B4A Test is the name I gave the app in DropBox.

B4X:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
  <string name="app_name">B4A Test</string>
</resources>
 
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dickcrich

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I may have the answer. I noticed on YouTube a video on the API. That video didn't show the current developer page. In the video that was a selection for the sync API. That isn't there now, only the core. I downloaded that core and put in the library. So, there may be a compatibility problem at play.
 
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