I want to save a file outside of the Apps folder

ms97

Hello!
I am currently saving files in my 'Apps' folder using the files_upload() API. I want to save files in a seperate environment than 'Apps' where users are already looking. I believe my Dropbox key has permission to do this, but I cannot figure out the path settings to get this to integrate correctly.

 

folder = 'testing'
        filename = 'test_12_28_23'
        path = '/AccountingCloseoutFiles/' + folder + '/' + filename
        myRange = np.arange(1,1001,1)
        df = pd.DataFrame({"numbers": myRange})
        try:
             with io.BytesIO() as stream:
                with pd.ExcelWriter(stream) as writer:
                    df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='test',
                                    index=False)
                stream.seek(0)
                dbx.files_upload(stream.getvalue(),
                                 path,
                                 mode=dropbox.files.WriteMode.overwrite)
        except Exception as e:
            logger.critical('File was unable to be saved to dropbox.')
            logger.critical(f'Error: {e}')
            sys.exit(1)

 

This code works, but it stores data in 'Apps' instead of the 'AccoutingCloseoutFiles' parent folder that I want it in.

 

Any help is appreciated! 

Здравко

Hi @ms97,

No, your application doesn't have such permission. You have limited your application permission to access (not only save) files and/or folders within app specific folder only and nothing outside. That's your choice! As seems, this choice is unintentional. You need full access application, not app' folder type! Unfortunately, such permission cannot get changed (unlike other permissions, like scopes, for instance). You need to recreate your application and select correct application type at creation moment (as noted, later cannot change).

Hope this helps.