uploadFile API - can't get to upload video file

I am trying to upload into Box a video that is in my storage network. I have the URL to the video file, and am using this code snippet:

	var fn = "https://a-long-url.com?param=1&option=you_get_the_idea";
	var stream = fs.createReadStream(fn);
	var folderID = '0';
	var p = new Promise( (resolve,reject)=>{
		console.log("*  Initiating upload: " + fn );
		client.files.uploadFile(folderID, 'glenn.mp4', stream)
			.then( (file)=>{
				resolve(file);
			}, (error) =>{
				reject(error);
			});	
	});
	return p;

But this always creates an error:

Error: form-data: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\glenn\Documents\node\myProject\https://a-long-url.com?param=1&option=you_get_the_idea'

It appears that the Box API tries to find the stream based off a home directory path. This won't work for an cloud-based Enterprise upload service. What am I missing here?

-Glenn Inn

mwiller

October 05, 2018 17:02

The error you're seeing does not come from Box, but directly from Node.js — specifically this line:

var stream = fs.createReadStream(fn);

The Node.js fs built-in module is made for filesystem access; if you want to stream the file from a network service you'll need to use something like https.get() instead.

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