tDropboxList – Docs for ESB 5.x

Component family

Cloud/Dropbox

Function

This component reads the file(s) on Dropbox held in the directory
you specify and lists the metadata and the contents of that file or
those files.

Purpose

The tDropboxList component lists
the files stored in a specified directory on Dropbox.

Basic settings

Use existing connection

Select this check box and in the Component List click the
relevant connection component to reuse the connection details you already defined.

Access token

Enter the access token required by the Dropbox account you need to connect to. This access
token allows the Studio to make Dropbox API calls for that Dropbox account.

Note that a Dropbox App should have been created under that account before generating the
access token. For further information about a Dropbox access token, see https://www.dropbox.com/developers/blog/94/generate-an-access-token-for-your-own-account.

Use HTTP proxy

If you are using a proxy, select this check box and enter the host and port information of
that proxy in the corresponding fields that are displayed.

Path

Enter the path pointing to the folder you need to list the files
from, or enter the path pointing to the exact file you need to
read.

Note that the path string should start with a slash (/). It is the root folder of the
Dropbox App for which you are using the current access token.

List type

Select the type of data you need to list from the specified
path.

Include subdirectories

Select this check box to list files from any existing sub-folders
in addition to the files in the directory defined in the Path field.

Advanced settings

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to collect log data at the component
level.

Global Variables

ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the
component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This
variable functions only if the Die on error check box is
cleared, if the component has this check box.

NAME: the name of the remote file being processed. This
is a Flow variable and it returns a string.

PATH: the path pointing to the folder or the file being
processed on Dropbox. This is a Flow variable and it returns a string.

LAST_MODIFIED: the timestamp of the last modification of
the file being processed. This is a Flow variable and it returns a long.

SIZE: the volume of the file being processed. This is a
Flow variable and it returns a long.

IS_FILE: the boolean result of the file listing. This is
a Flow variable and it returns a boolean. The result Yes
indicates that the listed data is of the type File; otherwise, the type is Folder.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable
functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl +
Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.

For further information about variables, see Talend Studio
User Guide.

Usage

This component is typically used standalone.

Limitation

n/a