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Using box.net, dropbox, (OR ANY cloud storage) with a C++ application

How do you use cloud storage such as Dropbox in your C++ Apllication ? I've checked out their API and they only have Java, Python, and Ruby options. If you cant use dropbox with a c++ app, is therte any cloud storage provider that has an API for C++.

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viraj Avatar asked Sep 09 '11 07:09

viraj


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The drop box APIs seem to be wrappers for a http interface. So if you want to hit them up from C++ you can use a http supporting library like libcurl to access stuff using the REST api

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Michael Anderson Avatar answered Oct 14 '22 03:10

Michael Anderson


Droper is an open source C++/Qt Dropbox client that I have recently wrote. It can be compiled for Windows and Linux, but the GUI is optimized for Symbian mobile phones. Check it out.

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Lawand Avatar answered Oct 14 '22 05:10

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