<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.creatorscripts.com/blogs/tag/dropbox/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Creator Scripts. - Zoho Blogs #Dropbox</title><description>Creator Scripts. - Zoho Blogs #Dropbox</description><link>https://www.creatorscripts.com/blogs/tag/dropbox</link><lastBuildDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:48:14 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Need a daily backup of your Zoho Creator data? Store it in Dropbox]]></title><link>https://www.creatorscripts.com/blogs/post/Need-a-daily-backup-of-your-Zoho-Creator-data-Store-it-in-Dropbox</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.creatorscripts.com/files/Unknown%20(2).png"/>Zoho Creator does have an automatic weekly and monthly backups of all database details, but there is no way to create a daily backup. A solution is to ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_IKpDZas6TJCbCSHqtm-dSQ" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_7FNzlqItTt-rHaDMdkWvuQ" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_ud6cxn2XT2q2fU-dO0KnWQ" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_xunyRYUkSjyAUl5R6S6elA" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style></style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align- zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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                theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/files/Unknown%20(2).png" size="original" alt="DropboxAPI" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span><figcaption class="zpimage-caption zpimage-caption-align-center"><span class="zpimage-caption-content"></span></figcaption></figure></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_njs0ungJSsOdKyLcNle_Pw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p><span style="background-color:transparent;">Zoho Creator does have an automatic weekly and monthly backups of all database details, but there is no way to create a daily backup. A solution is to leverage </span><a alt="Dropbox API" href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers" style="background-color:transparent;" target="_self" title="Dropbox API">Dropbox API</a><span style="background-color:transparent;"> to send a copy of all records in a view to dropbox on a daily basis.</span><br></p></div></div>
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                theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><a class="zpimage-anchor" href="https://www.creatorscripts.com/zohocreator.html" target="_self" title="zohocreatorbackup" rel=""><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/files/backup.jpg" size="original" alt="ZohoCreatorBackup" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></a><figcaption class="zpimage-caption zpimage-caption-align-center"><span class="zpimage-caption-content"></span></figcaption></figure></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_3WEju-RKRHKwQaSBXjCU5w" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><h2>The Solution...</h2></div></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_l9bustpkSLuroIzoXRRL3g" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p>The solution is quite elegant. First, you need to send an email to a Form that will store the attachment you want to backup. You would then need a clever iteration setup to consider large number of records in a view.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Below you can get the script for the file creation.</p><p><br></p><p>//FILE CREATION SCRIPT</p><p><span>void Dropbox.fileCreation()<br>{<br>getMaximumAuto = YOUR_FORM_NAME[ID != null].maximum(Auto_Number);<br>maxLoopN = getMaximumAuto / 3000;<br>i = 0;<br>for each&nbsp; rec in <span>YOUR_FORM_NAME</span><br>{<br>if(i &gt;= maxLoopN)<br>{<br>break;<br>}<br>else<br>{<br>start = i * 3000;<br>end = (i + 1) * 3000;<br>sendmail<br>[<br>from :zoho.adminuserid<br>to :&quot;formname@forms.zohocreator.com&quot;<br>subject :&quot;Records from zoho &quot; + zoho.currenttime + &quot; &quot; + i<br>message :&quot;Dropbox&quot;<br>Attachments :view:YOUR_VIEW_NAME[Auto_Number &gt;= start &amp;&amp; Auto_Number &lt;= end] as XLS<br>]<br>}<br>i = i + 1;<br>}<br>}</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Second we need to send the file to Dropbox by executing the SendfiletoDropbox function on Add on Success of YOUR_VIEW_NAME&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><span>getData = Dropbox[ID == input.recID];</span><br></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>Get the full script to integrate the Dropbox API to your</span><span>&nbsp;</span><a alt="Zoho Creator" href="https://www.creatorscripts.com/zohocreator.html" target="_self" title="Zoho Creator">Zoho Creator</a><span>&nbsp;databases from our&nbsp;</span><a alt="Deluge Scripts Library" href="https://zoholibrary.creatorscripts.com/p/deluge-scripts-library" target="_self" title="Deluge Scripts Library">Deluge Scripts Library</a>. If you need a Dropbox Account open one for free here. <a alt="Dropbox Sign Up" href="https://db.tt/DGq9UkGzam" target="_self" title="Dropbox Sign Up">Dropbox Sign Up</a><br></p></div></div>
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