Read file using Box file path about boxr HOT 4 OPEN

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Hi @rrpaleja

In your example below, are you reading the file folder1/folder2/temp_file.csv via the BoxURL or via the box folder that might be mounted/synched on your laptop?

Hello! Is there a function to read a file using the Box file path? E.g. if the file path is "folder1/folder2/temp_file.csv"

I didn't see one and wrote a quick recursive function to get the file ID from a file path:

library(data.table)
file_path <- 'folder1/folder2/temp_file.csv'

split_file_path <- strsplit(file_path, "/")[[1]]

dir_id_last = box_getwd()
for (i in seq(1,length(split_file_path))) {
   
  ls_list <- box_ls(dir_id = dir_id_last, limit = 1000, fields = 'name')
  dir_id_last <- rbindlist(ls_list)[name == split_file_path[i], id]
    
}

There is probably a better (more efficient and cleaner) way to create this function. Do you think this is something that could be implemented?

Thanks

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This use case sounds like it would be suited to {boxrdrive}: https://github.com/r-box/boxrdrive - it is based on the path rather than the folder_id.

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Hello. Loving this package, by the way.

I'm looking for the same thing here (specifically, passing a file path to box_ul() and box_dl()). Would there be any interest in me making a PR if I get an implementation that I like? If so, any tips or gotchas to consider in the implementation?

Also, would there be other functions beyond box_ul(), box_dl() (and probably box_ls()) that you would think should have this option?

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