I think I've tried the gem before but have since switched to the chooser solution since it was a lot easier to implement. In your case, since you want to save to the user's dropbox folder, just use the saver solution https://www.dropbox.com/developers/dropins/saver
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 7:07 AM, Amber Flynn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This is my first time using an API and I'm lost. I basically need to > create a Rails app that authenticates a user, lists their dropbox > folders, and allows the user to upload files to the folders. > > I know Dropbox has tutorials for all the above, but they're very > confusing. I tried following them but I seem to miss something. I'm not > always sure where the code goes in the rails app and I'm not sure > whether I need to install gems for authentication and file upload (do I > need gems like Sorcery or Carrierwave? or is the Dropbox gem alone > sufficient?) > > I searched for tutorials explaining how use the Dropbox API but couldn't > find anything that made any sense. They all assume that the person > reading the tutorial knows where each fragment of code goes, which isnt > my case. > > Could anyone recommend/share resources or tutorials on how to achieve > the above? I'd really appreciate it! > > thanks a lot! > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/1c5c191714184cb420cfaedb4436b81d%40ruby-forum.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- ------------------------------------------------------------- visit my blog at http://www.jimruthernill.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/CAJ8y7VcTSyTb0Xbvm82pQW%2BqMhdgPr9iqM_SRVX8JupbfzD7Ow%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
