Thanks. I've tried it and it worked just as I needed it to =D.

Scott W

On Jun 15, 6:55 pm, Eric Bidelman <api.e...@google.com> wrote:
> Since you're modifying the folders content, you need to use the /foldersfeed
> instead of the /documents list feed. Otherwise, MoveOutOfFolder()
> simply deletes the document, referencing the edit link.
> The documentation should clearer on this.
>
> This worked for me:
> ...
> for f in feed.entry:
>   if f.title.text == 'tfol':
>     eto = f
>
> # eto.content.src is the folder's content (list of child documents)
> feed = gd.GetDocumentListFeed(eto.content.src)
> # move out first document in folder 'tfol'
> entry = feed.entry[0]
>
> print 'Moving document "%s" out of folder "%s"' % (entry.title.text,
> eto.title.text)
> gd.MoveOutOfFolder(entry)
>
> So any time you're modifying the contents of a folder, the URIs need to be
> /folders/....:http://code.google.com/apis/documents/docs/2.0/developers_guide_proto...
>
> Eric
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:30 AM, scott_w <d38dm8nw81k...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi, I've been working with the Python APIs to develop a file system.
> > My problems occur when I try to move a file into the 'root directory'.
> > Essentially when I moved a file out of a folder, it would erase the
> > file instead of simply putting it under the "Items not in folders"
> > category.
>
> > Also, when moving a file out of a folder and into another folder, it
> > simply puts it into both folders. Simply moving a file into a folder
> > works as it should.
>
> > I've written some test code to try and figure out how to correctly do
> > this to try and simplify the steps needed to then be able to adapt it
> > back into the main code base.
>
> > Below is the test code I wrote. The folder I am moving the file into
> > is tfol:
>
> > --------
> > gd = gdata.docs.service.DocsService()
> > gd.email = em
> > gd.password = pw
> > gd.ProgrammaticLogin()
>
> > q = gdata.docs.service.DocumentQuery(categories=['folder'], params=
> > {'showfolders': 'true'})
> > feed = gd.Query(q.ToUri())
>
> > for f in feed.entry:
> >        if f.title.text == 'tfol':
> >                eto = f
>
> > feed = gd.GetDocumentListFeed()
> > entry = feed.entry[0]
>
> > gd.MoveOutOfFolder(entry)
> > gd.MoveDocumentIntoFolder(entry, eto)    ## Commenting this out causes
> > the file referred to by entry
>
> > ## to be erased
> > --------
>
> > Your help would be massively appreciated.
> > Thanks,
> > Scott W
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