PowerBuilder

Create a Temporary Public Link to a DropBox File

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Get a temporary link to stream content of a file. This link will expire in four hours and afterwards you will get 410 Gone. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_Template_id
integer j
integer li_Count_j
string ls_Name
string ls_Value
string ls_MetadataName
string ls_MetadataId
string ls_MetadataClient_modified
string ls_MetadataServer_modified
string ls_MetadataRev
integer li_MetadataSize
string ls_MetadataPath_lower
string ls_MetadataPath_display
integer li_MetadataSharing_infoRead_only
string ls_MetadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id
string ls_MetadataSharing_infoModified_by
integer li_MetadataIs_downloadable
integer li_MetadataHas_explicit_shared_members
string ls_MetadataContent_hash
string ls_Link
integer i
integer li_Count_i

li_Success = 0

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link \
//     --header "Authorization: Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
//     --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
//     --data "{\"path\": \"/video.mp4\"}"

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "path": "/video.mp4"
// }

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateString("path","/video.mp4")

loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link",loo_Json,"application/json",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "metadata": {
//     "name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
//     "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
//     "client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
//     "server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
//     "rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
//     "size": 7212,
//     "path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
//     "path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
//     "sharing_info": {
//       "read_only": true,
//       "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
//       "modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc"
//     },
//     "is_downloadable": true,
//     "property_groups": [
//       {
//         "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa",
//         "fields": [
//           {
//             "name": "Security Policy",
//             "value": "Confidential"
//           }
//         ]
//       }
//     ],
//     "has_explicit_shared_members": false,
//     "content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855"
//   },
//   "link": "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/apitl/1/YXNkZmFzZGcyMzQyMzI0NjU2NDU2NDU2"
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

ls_MetadataName = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.name")
ls_MetadataId = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.id")
ls_MetadataClient_modified = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.client_modified")
ls_MetadataServer_modified = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.server_modified")
ls_MetadataRev = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.rev")
li_MetadataSize = loo_JResp.IntOf("metadata.size")
ls_MetadataPath_lower = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.path_lower")
ls_MetadataPath_display = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.path_display")
li_MetadataSharing_infoRead_only = loo_JResp.BoolOf("metadata.sharing_info.read_only")
ls_MetadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.sharing_info.parent_shared_folder_id")
ls_MetadataSharing_infoModified_by = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.sharing_info.modified_by")
li_MetadataIs_downloadable = loo_JResp.BoolOf("metadata.is_downloadable")
li_MetadataHas_explicit_shared_members = loo_JResp.BoolOf("metadata.has_explicit_shared_members")
ls_MetadataContent_hash = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.content_hash")
ls_Link = loo_JResp.StringOf("link")
i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups")
do while i < li_Count_i
    loo_JResp.I = i
    ls_Template_id = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].template_id")
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups[i].fields")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_Name = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].name")
        ls_Value = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].value")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    i = i + 1
loop


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Resp
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp