OneDrive file download simplified

ColborneGreg

Basically I take in a standard URI starting with /me/... like /me/skydrive/folder1/folder2/file and then return the file. The way it is suppose to work. All written in visual basic - just to be different. Programmed using Unidex so feel free to ask what this or that does. This is a working example that does not need to be debugged The only thing Unidex does in this example is parses the words from the URI, once you create your own code to put each word in a list you should be able to use this same logic.

'Take in any string, parse the information and returns the file from the users OneDrive
Public Async Function RetrieveFile(FullPath As String) As Task(Of Windows.Storage.IStorageFile)

    Dim CurrentFolderInfo As Microsoft.Live.LiveOperationResult
    Dim CurrentlyFoundFolders As Microsoft.Live.LiveOperationResult
    Dim CurrentlyFoundFiles As Microsoft.Live.LiveOperationResult

    Dim FileName = ""
    Dim Result As Unidex.Reference.OldStructures.Strings = FullPath

    If Result.Items(0).ToLower <> "me" Then Throw New Exception("First word of path must be me!")


    Select Case Result.Items(1).ToLower
        Case "skydrive" : CurrentFolderInfo = Await Me.GetRootFolder
        Case "calendars" : CurrentFolderInfo = Await Me.GetCalendars
        Case "contacts" : CurrentFolderInfo = Await Me.GetContacts
        Case "events" : CurrentFolderInfo = Await Me.GetEvents
        Case Else : Throw New Exception("Second word of path is invalid!")
    End Select

    CurrentlyFoundFolders = Await Me.GetFolders(CurrentFolderInfo)

    For Each Current In Result.Separators
        Try
            Select Case Current.Separator
                Case "/", "\\"
                    Select Case Current.WordBefore
                        Case "", "me", "skydrive", "calendars", "contacts", "events"
                        Case Else
                            CurrentFolderInfo = Await Me.GetFolder(Current.WordBefore, CurrentlyFoundFolders)
                            CurrentlyFoundFolders = Await Me.GetFolders(CurrentFolderInfo)
                    End Select 
                Case "."
                    CurrentlyFoundFiles = Await Me.GetFiles(CurrentFolderInfo)
                    FileName = Current.WordBefore & "." & Current.WordAfter
                    Return Await Me.GetFile(CurrentFolderInfo, FileName)
            End Select
        Catc

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ColborneGreg

still new at this

Pete OHanlon

Lounge postings disappear rapidly. After 3 months, it'll be hard to find it here and people won't come upon it. A Tip has longevity.

ColborneGreg

Where do I find these tips?

Pete OHanlon

On the front page, or under articles. A tip/trick is a short article. Click the articles menu option and choose "Submit an article or tip" from the dropdown to create your own tip. Just make sure you select Tip/Trick in the appropriate combo on the right hand side.

Lost User

ColborneGreg wrote:

still new at this

Take a look at http://www.codeproject.com/KB/FAQs/[^] and http://www.codeproject.com/info/Submit.aspx[^].

bryce

ohhh Christan Graus is your man - i'm sure he was talking about pretty much this exact stuff the other day Drop him a message - hes very helpful Bryce

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ColborneGreg

The Microsoft documentation is horrifying to get this job done, this here is a working example for people in how to achieve something that Microsoft Virtual Academy said had to be done using URI relative to a single file and you couldn't navigate through the OneDrive like any other folder.

ColborneGreg

Thank you

Pete OHanlon

You're welcome

Mark_Wallace

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

On the front page, or under articles. A tip/trick is a short article. Click the articles menu option and choose "Submit an article or tip" from the dropdown to create your own tip. Just make sure you select Tip/Trick in the appropriate combo on the right hand side.

Hey, that's useful information. You should put it on the Tips/Tricks forum.

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