I have written a vb.net application that shares a file on google drive. I need to be able to determine when google drive is in the process of syncing the file.
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I would like to write json files to the local computer( D://MyJsons ) by apps script.
(I've already wrote the code to get json string. I just need a way to write to the local folder)
I've found DriveApp.createFile to write to google drive, but not found a way to save in the local computer.
Is that possible?
Apps Script only work in the cloud, it has no access to your local storage. The best way to do it would probably to setup a synced folder between your computer / server and your drive.
Hi i'm trying to make my own cloud web service that uses python google drive API.
what i'm trying to make is basically cloud service but can also interact with Google Drive.
To do that, my web service users have to have their own 'storage.json' file in their server's virtual directory (which really stores in server).
when I somehow get my own 'storage.json' file, (I followd: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/manage-uploads)
and upload 'storage.json' file to my directory like User1, upload and download with Google drive works just fine.
but my final goal is when my user doesn't have 'storage.json' file in their directory like User2, I want browser to pops up in User2's computer and User2 can follow the google's authentication flow and finally download 'storage.json' file into server's ~/User2/ directory.
Do you think this is possible? or if there are better ways, can you notice me? thank you
is there a way to automatically download a file "example.com/example.zip" directly to my Google Drive instead of downloading it to my server and uploading it again?
In Drive API there is no method to upload a file directly from a URL, with files.create you still have to upload the media. But if you don't want to use your server, you can go for Apps Script, which gives you access to the Drive API via the Advanced Drive Services, as well as the Built-in Drive service, plus some other services like Url Fetch Service with which you could make a request to download from the URL of the file and capture the blob; then use DriveApp.createFile(blob) to upload to Drive.
The beauty of it, it all happens in the cloud in Apps Script servers. Of course you are subject to Apps Script's and Drive API's quotas and limits.
Quotas for Google Services
I have created a new file and google drive through the browser.
But I am unable to see the new file on the connected google drive physic PC drive.
Is this not achievable with google drive?
Only one side of synch only work(PC to Google Drive)? Two way syncing is not possible (PC to Google Drive and Google drive to PC)?
AFAIK, this is a one way sync (PC to Drive not the other way around). When installing the Google Drive app and do a backup and sync, Google Drive acts as a Cloud backup for any changes to the selected folders you've wanted to backup.
As stated in this guide:
The Backup and Sync tool is split up into two main sections:
Google Drive: This performs the same function as the original Google Drive app. You choose what folders to sync from your Google Drive cloud storage, and they’ll appear in a Google Drive folder on your PC. Anything you put into that folder will also sync to Google Drive.
My Computer: This part is new, and allows you to sync files between your computer and Drive without putting them in the dedicated Google Drive folder. Just pick the folders from your computer you want to sync, and they’ll sync to your cloud storage (though they’ll appear in a separate section of the Google Drive interface, rather than with all your other Drive files.)
Hope this helps.
I have a project on Google App Scripts connected to my drive.
I was able to save and organize my files (from mail) and directories in the drive using the script.
now, I want to save the files to an FTP server and cannot find the References to do so.
how do I access an ftp server, create folders and upload files to them ?
thanks
It seems this is not possible. If you check this Class UrlFetchApp, app script only supports HTTP and HTTPS communication over the internet. A supporthing SO thread seems to confirm this.
The workaround to go from GAS -> FTP is as follows. I've been using this method for a number of years in production.
From apps script, save the file to google drive
Using Zapier, trigger to copy new filesfrom the google drive folder to a DropBox folder
Using Microsoft Flow, trigger to copy new files from the Dropbox folder to an FTP or SFTP location.
You can probably do step 3 in Zapier as well. I use Microsoft Flow because I already had a significant number of automated tasks setup there. For Step, 2, I use Zapier because MS flow does not yet have a built-in trigger available based on a new file being saved to google drive. You would have to make your own custom trigger using the google drive API's.