BoxFile.Info update date fields not working

[amjoesph]

After file creation. Updating its file information isn't working for few fields.

updating description works.
fileInfo.setDescription("desc")

updating "content_created_at" , "content_modified_at" is not working.
fileInfo.getContentCreatedAt().setTime(1462819930632)

boxFile.updateInfo(fileInfo);

[gcurtis]

Hi @amjoesph, I don't believe the API supports updating the content_modified_at field. It can only be set when the file is initially uploaded.

You can do this using the BoxFolder.uploadFile(FileUploadParams) method and calling setCreatedAt(Date) on the FileUploadParams.

[amjoesph]

FileUploadParams doesn't have setDescription. It's part of initial file metadata. Is there anyway those methods can be added?

Just to set description i have to make two extra calls.

[amjoesph]

FileUploadParams api for updating date is NOT working correctly

`
FileUploadParams fileParams = new FileUploadParams();
fileParams.setContent(inputStream);
fileParams.setName(fileName);

        Date creationDate = new Date(Long.parseLong(fileProps.get("content_created_at")));

        log.debug("Millisec:" + fileProps.get("content_created_at") + ":date:" + creationDate.toLocaleString());

        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(fileProps.get("content_created_at"))) {
            fileParams.setCreated(creationDate);
        }

        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(fileProps.get("content_modified_at"))) {
            fileParams.setCreated(new Date(Long.parseLong(fileProps.get("content_modified_at"))));
        }

        fileInfo = boxFolder.uploadFile(fileParams);

`

log statements display
Millisec:1462819930632:date:May 9, 2016 2:52:10 PM

in box ui. its displayed as Jun 1, 2012

[gcurtis]

The API only lets you set the name, created_at, and modified_at fields when uploading a file. The API docs for uploading a file can be found here. You'll need to make two API calls to set the description.

It looks like you're setting the created date to fileProps.get("content_modified_at") in your second if statement. This might be why you're getting an unexpected result.

Here's some sample code that I've verified for setting the created date:

BoxAPIConnection api = new BoxAPIConnection("my-token");
BoxFolder rootFolder = BoxFolder.getRootFolder(api);
File file = new File("test.txt");
try {
    FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file);
    FileUploadParams fileParams = new FileUploadParams();
    fileParams.setContent(fis);
    fileParams.setName("test.txt");

    Date creationDate = new Date(1462057200000l);
    fileParams.setCreated(creationDate);

    rootFolder.uploadFile(fileParams);
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

[amjoesph]

Ok.

[amjoesph]

Ok.