KlausB

Discussions

File deletions occasionally fail in Dropbox
Observed when processing files with a Python script of my own, but likely to be a nuisance to developers of any software, that allows you to store files in arbitrary locations. A common pattern when modifying files is to first write them to a temporary file in the same directory (ensuring that it is on the same physical…
Cannot load javascript from Dropbox - Incorrect Mime Type?
I am trying to load javascript code from Dropbox for use in personal bookmarklets. For instance, (function(){ const url = 'https://www.dropbox.com/s/5cbb5dki3rnpdei/DebugSimple.js?raw=1'; const e = document.createElement('SCRIPT'); e.src=url; document.head.appendChild(e); })(); However, when doing so I get the error…

File deletions occasionally fail in Dropbox
Observed when processing files with a Python script of my own, but likely to be a nuisance to developers of any software, that allows you to store files in arbitrary locations. A common pattern when modifying files is to first write them to a temporary file in the same directory (ensuring that it is on the same physical…
Cannot load javascript from Dropbox - Incorrect Mime Type?
I am trying to load javascript code from Dropbox for use in personal bookmarklets. For instance, (function(){ const url = 'https://www.dropbox.com/s/5cbb5dki3rnpdei/DebugSimple.js?raw=1'; const e = document.createElement('SCRIPT'); e.src=url; document.head.appendChild(e); })(); However, when doing so I get the error…