Thanks for the reply Eric, I 100% understand that the writer role is a collaborator. I'm not asking for any change to the way docs.google.com works, I'm asking that the API would allow a developer to do the same thing that a user from the front end can do.
here is the scenario for how I HAVE the API working with our code: 1. owner (API) creates a document 2. owner (API) adds a collaborator as a writer 3. collaborator can log in to their DOCS account and edit. Though if they go to the share page, they can invite others to collaborate on the project (which I cannot have happen). here is the scenario for how I NEED the API to work with our code: 1. owner (API) creates a document 2. owner (API) un-checks the collaborators can invite others checkbox on the share page. 2. owner (API) adds a collaborator as a writer 3. collaborator can log in to their DOCS account and edit. But they CANNOT invite new collaborators or delete other collaborators. This functionality is available from the frontend, all the owner needs to do is un-check the "Collaborators may invite others" checkbox. But this is currently not possible through the API. So what we need done is 1 of 2 things: 1. give an option while creating the DOC to uncheck that option. 2. after the doc is uploaded give an API function that can modify those options. Thank you for all your help with this. Daniel On Jan 15, 8:16 am, "Eric (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, the 'writer' role is actually a collaborator. Since this > is the behavior of docs.google.com (frontend), I would suspect > implementing this differently in the API is nontrivial. > > That being said, features are driven by our developers' requests. > Please file a feature > request:http://code.google.com/p/gdata-issues/issues/entry > > Eric > > On Jan 15, 12:48 am, Daniel Marashlian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > is there a way to have your team make that possible through the API? > > this is a CRITICAL issue for us while doing the google docs > > integration. because the permissions will be managed by our app, not > > the user. > > > please let me know, > > thanks for the help Eric, > > Daniel > > > On Jan 14, 3:56 pm, "Eric (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There's no way to turn that off using the API, especially since > > > that's the behavior in docs.google.com. > > > > Eric > > > > On Jan 14, 12:43 am, Daniel Marashlian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Eric, > > > > > This is great an all for restricting the read/write mode to the > > > > collaborators... though if you set a user to writer, they can still go > > > > into the share page, and invite other users. Is there a way to turn > > > > this off on the document from the API? > > > > > On Nov 19 2008, 1:15 am, "Eric (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On Nov 17, 10:26 pm, Daniel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > In Google Docs on a Document, I can go to the Share Page on a > > > > > > Document, and access the Advanced permissions. There are 2 options. > > > > > > > 1. Collaborators may invite others > > > > > > 2. Invitations may be used by anyone > > > > > > > Is there a way to either check or uncheck those from the API? > > > > > > #1 can be done since the ACLs feed can be used to set permissions > > > > > for other users. Use <gAcl:role value='writer' /> for > > > > > collaborators:http://code.google.com/apis/documents/developers_guide_protocol.html#... > > > > > > #2 is not something the API supports. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Eric > > > > > > > I use the .NET C# API by the way. > > > > > > > thanks!!! > > > > > > > Daniel --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
