Connect to Dropbox
Connects to the Dropbox service.
Command availability: IBM RPA SaaS and IBM RPA on premises
Description
Connects to the Dropbox service to perform operations with the stored files, returning in a variable the data of the connection that was established.
Script syntax
IBM RPA's proprietary script language has a syntax similar to other programming languages. The script syntax defines the command's syntax in the script file. You can work with this syntax in IBM RPA Studio's Script mode.
dropboxConnect --name(String) (FileSystem)=value
Dependencies
You must first configure a storage provider in Storage providers.
Input parameters
The following table displays the list of input parameters available in this command. In the table, you can see the parameter name when working in IBM RPA Studio's Script mode and its Designer mode equivalent label.
| Designer mode label | Script mode name | Required | Accepted variable types | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | name |
Required |
Text |
Account name registered in the Storage Provider. |
Output parameters
| Designer mode label | Script mode name | Accepted variable types | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | value | File System |
Connection that was established with Dropbox. |
Example
This example connects to Dropbox and gets the files from the connection.
defVar --name drive --type FileSystem
defVar --name files --type List --innertype String
dropboxConnect --name dropbox drive=value
getFiles --path "/" --recursive --fileSystem ${drive} files=value
logMessage --message "${files}" --type "Info"