Starting today I'm getting "Google Drive has encountered an error" when users follow the urls we present to preview documents stored on Google Drive. Files are typically Excel and Word. The same links have worked for months and months.
If I try going to the Google Drive web app select the relevant docs and right click,
"Open With > Google Drive Viewer" I get the same error page.
Has something changed/broken?
Edit: This issue has now been fixed.
This is a bug with the Google Drive Viewer that is affecting all files uploaded through the Drive API. The engineering team has been alerted to the problem.
It looks Google engineers have resolved the issue with the Google Drive Viewer. Files I've upload via the Drive SDK are now correctly showing in the Viewer. Thanks for following up on this, Eric!
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I have a bunch of screenshots (probably in thousands) that I want to run OCR on. I tried different services but Google Drive results are far better. But the process is a little tedious. First I have to upload a photo to Google Drive and then right click the uploaded file and select "Open with -> Google Docs". The resultant doc file contains all the text that was in the screenshot. However, it works for only one file at a time.
So is there a way to tell Google Drive to automatically create the doc file for every photo at the time I upload them.
I know there is Google Drive API that could help in this regard but I have very limited experience with coding and API. I could use a program if available.
I've been doing some research to find out which API dropbox is using to edit docs, sheets, and slides using google doc editors inside its own application. I've looked at Google Docs API, Google Drive API, and Google App Scripts I still don't have a clear answer.
From the looks of it files are uploaded to Dropbox, then can be opened in Google's editors and they are saved back to dropbox after editing. These files don't show in my google drive so I am assuming they are not being saved by Google.
These API are correct. It's your assumption that is wrongful. Dropbox may act as a Drive application and these files are outside of your reach, nevertheless still within your Drive.
Here it's explained: store application-specific data.
I open MS-Word file in Google Document and edit it. But changes wasn't reflected to original MS-Word file. Please tell me how to fix this. Is there any way through API?
I really liked your question, see if this helps :
you need to edit the file using the following two options
Edit the file using Office Compatibility Mode (OCM)
Convert the file to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
For using the Office Compatibility Mode (OCM), do the following
Go to :
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/apps
Go to the Extensions "Menu"
Search for --> Office
Install the " Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides" extension
Now go to Google Drive, there go to the settings
and uncheck the Convert Upload option
(Convert uploaded files to Google Docs editor format)
However if the doc is heavily formated, this may not be
a good way to edit it.
Ref: See the link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odjJBYpJmxs
I am sorry i didn't see the last part of your question where you have asked for API. I have not done this before ...
however ever when i check in the web,,i didn;t see any API like Google Docs API, I can see the Google Sheets and Google Slides API though in the RESTful APIs that Google is providing.
So Maybe can redesigning you app a little using Google Picker of Google Drive API, may help OR use the paid Google Apps for work https://apps.google.com/products/docs/
Some one else , in this forum may reply with better answer.
First of all I want you to know that I'm not talking about uploading a file from users computer drive.
What Im aiming to do is to be able to allow users to add a file from their Google Drive to a specific folder in my Google Drive. I've searched around (a lot) and I can't find anything similar.
Have you ever seen this window? I could use something like it (it's in spanish but im sure you've seen it before). It allows you to upload a file from your pc or from your Google Drive:
Is it possible to access this pop up windows through Google Apps Script? If not, what are the alternatives?
What you have listed there is google picker. It can be used in apps script.
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/dialogs#file-open_dialogs
The docs for Drive picker can be found at:
https://developers.google.com/picker/docs/
What you can do, is use the Drive Picker API to allow users to chose files from their google drive.
Then once you have the File, you can add it to your folder.
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/drive/folder#addFile(File)
https://developers.google.com/picker/docs/
Starting today I'm getting "Google Drive has encountered an error" when users follow the urls we present to preview documents stored on Google Drive. Files are typically Excel and Word. The same links have worked for months and months.
If I try going to the Google Drive web app select the relevant docs and right click,
"Open With > Google Drive Viewer" I get the same error page.
Has something changed/broken?
Edit: This issue has now been fixed.
This is a bug with the Google Drive Viewer that is affecting all files uploaded through the Drive API. The engineering team has been alerted to the problem.
It looks Google engineers have resolved the issue with the Google Drive Viewer. Files I've upload via the Drive SDK are now correctly showing in the Viewer. Thanks for following up on this, Eric!