javascriptshortcutdrive

Create a folder shortcut in another folder using javascript and Google api v3

I'm trying to create a shortcut of a folder in another folder of my drive using javascript and google api v3, and the code provided by Google is this, but it doesn't work...actually, I don't even understand it. Can someone help me on this?:

var fileMetadata = {
  'name': 'Project Plan',
  'mimeType': 'text/plain'
};
drive.files.create({
  'resource': fileMetadata,
  'fields': 'id'
}, function (err, file) {
  if (err) {
    // Handle error
    console.error(err);
  } else {
    console.log('File Id: ' + file.id);
    shortcutMetadata = {
      'name': 'Shortcut to Project Plan',
      'mimeType': 'application/vnd.google-apps.shortcut'
      'shortcutDetails': {
        'targetId': file.id
      }
    };
    drive.files.create({
      'resource': shortcutMetadata,
      'fields': 'id,name,mimeType,shortcutDetails'
    }, function(err, shortcut) {
      if (err) {
        // Handle error
        console.error(err);
      } else {
        console.log('Shortcut Id: ' + shortcut.id +
                    ', Name: ' + shortcut.name +
                    ', target Id: ' + shortcut.shortcutDetails.targetId +
                    ', target MIME type: ' + shortcut.shortcutDetails.targetMimeType);
      }
    }
  }
});

EXAMPLE OF ITERATIVE PROCESS FOR CREATING A FOLDER STRUCTURE:

  function crearIterativo(original,destino){
          //listo las carpetas que tengo en el original
          gapi.client.drive.files.list({
            'pageSize': 300,
            'q': "mimeType = 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder' and trashed = false and '"+original+"' in parents ",
            'fields': "nextPageToken, files(id, name, parents)"
          }).then(function(response) {
            var files = response.result.files;
            if (files && files.length > 0) {
              for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) { //Para cada carpeta encontrada, la creo en destino:
                var file = files[i];
                //informo
                appendPre(file.name + ' (' + file.id + ')' + ' ['+file.parents +']');
                arrayFoldOrig[file.name]=file.id;
                //creo carpeta
                var fileMetadata = {
                  'name' : file.name,
                  'mimeType' : 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder',
                  'parents': [destino]
                };
                gapi.client.drive.files.create({
                  resource: fileMetadata,
                }).then(function(respons) {
                  switch(respons.status){
                    case 200://si va bien, entonces crea estructura
                      var file2 = respons.result;
                      console.log('Created Folder Id: ', file2.id);
                      console.log('Llamo iterativo: ', file2.id);
                      crearIterativo(arrayFoldOrig[file2.name],file2.id);
                      break;
                    default:
                      console.log('Error creating the folder, '+response);
                      break;
                    }
                });
              //
              }
            } else {
              //appendPre('No files found.');
            }
          });
        }
Solution

  • I believe your goal as follows.

    For this, how about this answer?

    Modified script:

    Please modify your script as follows.

    From: 
    var fileMetadata = {
  'name' : file.name,
  'mimeType' : 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder',
  'parents': [destino]
};
    To: 
    const targetId = "###"; // Please set the target file ID or folder ID.
var fileMetadata = {
  'name': file.name,
  'mimeType': 'application/vnd.google-apps.shortcut',  // Modified
  'parents': [destino],
  'shortcutDetails': {'targetId': targetId},  // Added
};

    References: