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Upload File From Local Disk To A Specific Box Folder in C#

This C# code provides an example of how to upload a file from a local disk to a specific folder in Box. It uses the Box .NET SDK to authenticate with a developer access token and OAuth session, find the ID of the target Box folder, and upload the file while specifying the folder ID as the parent. To handle token expiration, the code refreshes the developer token by creating a new OAuth session whenever a request is made after the original 60 minute expiration.

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Upload File From Local Disk To A Specific Box Folder in C#

This C# code provides an example of how to upload a file from a local disk to a specific folder in Box. It uses the Box .NET SDK to authenticate with a developer access token and OAuth session, find the ID of the target Box folder, and upload the file while specifying the folder ID as the parent. To handle token expiration, the code refreshes the developer token by creating a new OAuth session whenever a request is made after the original 60 minute expiration.

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Upload file from local disk to a specific Box folder in C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Box.V2;
using Box.V2.Auth;
using Box.V2.Config;
using Box.V2.Exceptions;
using Box.V2.Models;
using Nito.AsyncEx;
using System.IO;

namespace MoveFileFromDiskToBox
{
//Make sure you install the NuGet package 'Box Windows SDK V2'

class Program
{
const string CLIENT_ID = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID";
const string CLIENT_SECRET = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET";
const string DEV_ACCESS_TOKEN = "YOUR_DEV_ACCESS_TOKEN"; //log into
developers.box.com and get this for your registered app; it will last for 60
minutes
const string REFRESH_TOKEN =
"THIS_IS_NOT_NECESSARY_FOR_A_DEV_TOKEN_BUT_MUST_BE_HERE";

//set these to point to whatever file you want to upload; make sure it
exists!
const string PATH_TO_FILE = "C:\\";
const string FILENAME = "example.pdf";

const string BOX_FOLDER = "/Personal Backups/Test"; //for this example


code, make sure this folder structure exists in Box

static BoxClient client;

static void Main(string[] args)


{
//http://blog.stephencleary.com/2012/02/async-console-programs.html
try
{
var config = new BoxConfig(CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, new
Uri("http://localhost"));
var session = new OAuthSession(DEV_ACCESS_TOKEN, REFRESH_TOKEN,
3600, "bearer");
client = new BoxClient(config, session);

AsyncContext.Run(() => MainAsync());


}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine(ex);
}

Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write("Press return to exit...");
Console.ReadLine();
}

static async Task MainAsync()


{
var boxFolderId = await FindBoxFolderId(BOX_FOLDER);

using (FileStream fs = File.Open(PATH_TO_FILE + FILENAME,


FileMode.Open,FileAccess.Read))
{
Console.WriteLine("Uploading file...");

// Create request object with name and parent folder the file
should be uploaded to
BoxFileRequest request = new BoxFileRequest()
{
Name = FILENAME,
Parent = new BoxRequestEntity() { Id = boxFolderId }
};
BoxFile f = await client.FilesManager.UploadAsync(request, fs);
}
}

static async Task<String> FindBoxFolderId(string path)


{
var folderNames = path.Split('/');
folderNames = folderNames.Where((f) => !
String.IsNullOrEmpty(f)).ToArray(); //get rid of leading empty entry in case of
leading slash

var currFolderId = "0"; //the root folder is always "0"


foreach(string folderName in folderNames)
{
var folderInfo = await
client.FoldersManager.GetInformationAsync(currFolderId);
var foundFolder =
folderInfo.ItemCollection.Entries.OfType<BoxFolder>().First((f) => f.Name ==
folderName);
currFolderId = foundFolder.Id;
}

return currFolderId;
}
}
}

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Developer token expires in 60 mins. How to retrieve developer token on every


request if it expires===================

Yes, Developer token expires in 60 mins. How to retrieve developer token on every
request if it expires? can we use access token?

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