auth/drive.file scope will not allow access to current document

[Alan Wells]

The auth/drive.file scope will NOT allow access to the current document.  The current document was never selected by the Google Picker, and if wasn't created by the add-on, which if probably won't be, then your code can't access the file that the add-on is installed in.  The reason that I want to get the file that the current add-on is installed in, is to get the parent folder.  And I want the code to get the parent folder of the document because when the add-on creates a new file, I don't want all new files put into the the root "My Drive"  I'm sure that the user doesn't want new files put into the root either.  So, I'll need to add a folder picker to get the folder ID if the user wants the file put anywhere but the root drive.  Previously, I just had the code get the current doc ID, then get the file, then get the parent folder of the file.  But if you can't get the active doc file, then that's not possible.

The auth/drive.file scope should allow access to the file that the add-on has been enabled in.

[Faustino Rodriguez]

There is no way to get the parent folder of a file with currentonly and drive.file scopes

- But you can create a folder hanging from root to hold the files the add-on create there

[Alan Wells]

Good idea.  I think I'll implement that.  I did add a folder picker and the code will add a file directly to a folder with advanced drive service.  So, another hurdle overcome.

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[Alan Wells]

The "auth/drive.file" scope won't allow a new folder to be created, so it's back to putting the file in the root if the user doesn't pick a folder.

On Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 7:46:14 AM UTC-4, Alan Wells wrote:

Good idea.  I think I'll implement that.  I did add a folder picker and the code will add a file directly to a folder with advanced drive service.  So, another hurdle overcome.

[Faustino Rodriguez]

Yes, it does allow to create a new folder

Try as follow ...

function createFolder(folderName, parentFolderId) {
  var resource = {
    title: folderName,
    mimeType: "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  };
  if (parentFolderId) resource.parents = [{ id: parentFolderId }];
  return Drive.Files.insert(resource);

}

p.s. parentFolderId defaults to 'root'

[Alan Wells]

It worked.  That is great.  Thank you for your help.

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 8:26 AM Faustino Rodriguez <fau...@thexs.ca> wrote:

Yes, it does allow to create a new folder

Try as follow ...

function createFolder(folderName, parentFolderId) {
  var resource = {
    title: folderName,
    mimeType: "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  };
  if (parentFolderId) resource.parents = [{ id: parentFolderId }];

  return insert(resource);
}

p.s. parentFolderId defaults to 'root'

On Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 8:15:32 AM UTC-4, aj.addons wrote:

The "auth/drive.file" scope won't allow a new folder to be created, so it's back to putting the file in the root if the user doesn't pick a folder.

On Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 7:46:14 AM UTC-4, Alan Wells wrote:

Good idea.  I think I'll implement that.  I did add a folder picker and the code will add a file directly to a folder with advanced drive service.  So, another hurdle overcome.

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 6:41 AM Faustino Rodriguez wrote:

There is no way to get the parent folder of a file with currentonly and drive.file scopes

- But you can create a folder hanging from root to hold the files the add-on create there

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