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Dropbox Upload API - Sending special characters in file path

Hi All

Im trying to send a file to DB using the upload API using the JS SDK. The upload IS WORKING, however, when the file is folder "Salt and Pepper" is created, its replacing the & symbol that Im sending with &.

The file path I am trying to write to is:

/Salt & Pepper/serialnumber-filename.zip

However, the file path being written is:

/Salt & Pepper/serialnumber-filename.zip

Here is my code?

var path = '/Salt & Pepper/'+file.name;
dbx.filesUpload({path: path, contents: file})

Should this be painfully obvious to me? lol

EDIT: I answered my own question looking into it. Im actually saving the folderpath on my side using the & and not the & symbol after all. This is totally why its not working.

Thanks for your help anyway.

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Здравко

Hi @knoppys,

What about leading slash? 🧐😉

Hope this helps.

Greg-DB

@knoppys As Здравко mentioned, you're missing a leading slash in the path you're showing here, so this call would fail anyway, and would not upload anything.

If you are successfully uploading something, e.g., with a different version of this code, though, can you clarify where/how you're seeing the unexpected "&"?

knoppys

Thanks for your comment.