> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Eric (Google) > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:08 PM > To: Google Docs Data APIs > Subject: Re: A question about available functionality > > > Hi Patricia, > > I'm not sure if I fully understand what you're trying to do, > but both the Calendar and DocList API offer access control > features that you may use to assign roles: > > http://code.google.com/apis/documents/docs/2.0/developers_guid > e_protocol.html#AccessControlLists > http://code.google.com/apis/calendar/docs/2.0/developers_guide > _protocol.html#SharingACalendar > > That being said, user A wont be able to view user B's > document until B has granted A permission (reader, > collaborator, etc) to the document. >
Hi Eric, Thanks for responding. I actually understand the access control features of both apis. To clarify my question (using your example with users A and B), I was asking whether you can write a program that logs in as a different user (neither A nor B; call it C, or admin) and that would be able to grant A permission to B's document. Hope this makes more sense, -Patricia > Eric > > On Nov 19, 8:22 am, "Patricia Goldweic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Hi, > > It would be very convenient if I could get the following behavior > > working in my web app: when somebody clicks on a particular link, I > > assign them permission to see a certain piece of content > that belongs > > to somebody else (somebody who wants this to happen, of course). > > Unfortunately, from what I understand, it appears that I can > > programmatically assign permission over a piece of content > ONLY if I > > log in as the owner of that content*, but then, it follows that I > > won't achieve the desired behavior. Is this an accurate conclusion? > > > > For more details, I believe I need the following > functionality to get > > this to work: > > - Using AuthSub or an alternate, be able to log in as an admin, and > > assign the permissions I need over the content of owner 1 (either a > > Google calendar or a Google doc at this point; in the > future hopefully > > also a site) to owner > > 2 > > > > Thanks, > > -Patricia > > > > *: I am assuming that AuthSub is used for this purpose > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Docs Data APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Docs-Data-APIs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
