How do you read a string from DropBox and output it.

Just use Java's NIO to download the file and then read it from there

Code:java

 try {
URL website = new URL("url here");
ReadableByteChannel rbc = Channels.newChannel(website.openStream());
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(new File(this.getDataFolder(),"file name here"));
fos.getChannel().transferFrom(rbc, 0, Long.MAX_VALUE);
} catch(Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}

 

Where will it save it to?

 

SleepyDog The plugin data folder so /plugins/YourPluginName/file name

 

It downloaded but the content looked like this:

 

SleepyDog change https://www.dropbox.com/s/8haw1eivk46759u/ClearChat.txt?dl=0 to https://www.dropbox.com/s/8haw1eivk46759u/ClearChat.txt?dl=1

 

Thankyou so much, two hours i have been here! How would i read from that file?

 

SleepyDog Woo, I'm alive again! Still having problems?

 

SleepyDog This is what i use

Code:java

// f is the file you downloaded so new File(getDataFolder(), "filename"); or where ever you saved it.
try {
            Scanner scanner = new Scanner(new FileInputStream(f));
            while(scanner.hasNext()) {
                String line = scanner.nextLine();
                // The line is the text.
            }
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        }

 

I don't understand, can you read this similar to the config or will it need more code?