tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post1812898235561446904..comments2023-11-23T08:55:01.108-05:00Comments on Victor Costan: Automated Backup for Picasa Web AlbumsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15471814314476820630noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-71589938221593310972014-02-04T07:58:56.439-05:002014-02-04T07:58:56.439-05:00hi tomaszf, that '/' is tripping me up too...hi tomaszf, that '/' is tripping me up too, any chance you could advise what i need to change in the script? don't know any ruby to implement the string replace...DareVanReedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561921333603423035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-16722330291324058582013-03-12T13:20:23.219-04:002013-03-12T13:20:23.219-04:00hallo,
is there any way to have this script work...hallo, <br /><br />is there any way to have this script work on an incremental basis? i want to backup my instant upload folder in picasa every night, but i get the following error when trying to run the script for a 2nd time:<br /><br />backup.rb:68:in `mkdir': File exists - picasa_116447084024003061137 (Errno::EEXIST)<br /> from backup.rb:68<br /><br />i'm using a symbolic link to the original script, hence the different nameDareVanReedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561921333603423035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-37596318924656073322013-03-10T16:31:44.159-04:002013-03-10T16:31:44.159-04:00For big albums, resume / only download missing wou...For big albums, resume / only download missing would be great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-67732940495203116962012-10-03T16:02:08.733-04:002012-10-03T16:02:08.733-04:00Cheers Victor, that worked perfect.
One more quest...Cheers Victor, that worked perfect.<br />One more question please. Is it possible to download only non existing folders or to select which folders to download?<br /><br />ThanksStelioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496031873788924903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-83627039840227902102012-10-03T13:09:30.320-04:002012-10-03T13:09:30.320-04:00@Stelios Your intuition was right, you should inst...@Stelios Your intuition was right, you should install the forked version of the gdata gem. It seems like Google's version does not work with Ruby 1.9. Here's how you can get the forked gem installed on your system.<br /><br />git clone git://github.com/dwaite/gdata.git<br />cd gdata<br />gem build gdata.gemspec<br />gem install gdata-1.1.2.gem<br />cd ..<br />rm -rf gdataAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471814314476820630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-68144044495213224002012-10-03T01:07:33.014-04:002012-10-03T01:07:33.014-04:00Hi,
Under latest Fedora I'm getting the follo...Hi,<br /><br />Under latest Fedora I'm getting the following error, any ideas?<br /><br />/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require': cannot load such file -- jcode (LoadError)<br /> from /usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require'<br /> from /usr/local/share/gems/gems/gdata-1.1.2/lib/gdata.rb:21:in `'<br /> from /usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/custom_require.rb:60:in `require'<br /> from /usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/custom_require.rb:60:in `rescue in require'<br /> from /usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/custom_require.rb:35:in `require'<br /> from picasa_downloader.sh:14:in `'<br />[stelios@stelios-pc sources]$ gem 'gdata', git: 'https://github.com/agentrock/gdata.git'<br />ERROR: While executing gem ... (RuntimeError)<br /> Unknown command gdata,Stelioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496031873788924903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-63566289774275439972011-11-11T10:06:00.813-05:002011-11-11T10:06:00.813-05:00Works fine, good work! I even managed to download ...Works fine, good work! I even managed to download albums belonging to other user by changing path in script.<br />There's problem when album name contains chars which are not permitted in folder name (like "/"). Simple string replace solved my problem.tomaszfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003210347179514716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-51678224483259221982011-07-07T18:02:43.160-04:002011-07-07T18:02:43.160-04:00Finally "Pay Dirt!"
Thanks, this is ex...Finally "Pay Dirt!" <br />Thanks, this is exactly what I needed!<br />:-))Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684713490905469332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-24722550132326860752010-12-25T14:55:08.794-05:002010-12-25T14:55:08.794-05:00hello. Thanks for your script. I have to report on...hello. Thanks for your script. I have to report one problem:<br />I have 2 albums with the same name ( I don't know, if it's normal/ possible, but it is :-)<br /><br />when script try download the second same name album, it crash with:<br />picasa_download.rb:71:in `mkdir': File exists - charlie (Errno::EEXIST)<br /> from picasa_download.rb:71<br /> from picasa_download.rb:70:in `each'<br /> from picasa_download.rb:70<br /><br />I have to rename the album, but script may rename ( name(2) name(3) or something ) duplicated web album and continue his best work :-)<br /><br />thanks<br /><br />JindruJindruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16037432799817527710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-27551147006493285362010-03-09T16:39:24.897-05:002010-03-09T16:39:24.897-05:00No worries! I wrote the comment before even googli...No worries! I wrote the comment before even googling the error.<br />It is working great right now, thanks again for the script!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-75760849037021809112010-03-09T14:18:55.949-05:002010-03-09T14:18:55.949-05:00@Anonymous: I saw your comment on my way to work, ...@Anonymous: I saw your comment on my way to work, and was just about to post the same workaround :)<br /><br />Thanks so much for noticing and bringing it up! I'm updating the blog post now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471814314476820630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-81556289957900351812010-03-09T12:34:45.746-05:002010-03-09T12:34:45.746-05:00`gem_original_require': no such file to load -...`gem_original_require': no such file to load -- net/https (LoadError)<br /><br />sudo apt-get install libopenssl-ruby <br /><br />worked and solved it... my bad! <br /><br />Nice work!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-21923230923210244012010-03-09T12:31:51.705-05:002010-03-09T12:31:51.705-05:00Hi, nice script but i am getting these errors (ins...Hi, nice script but i am getting these errors (installed on ubuntu the way described)<br /><br />/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- net/https (LoadError)<br /> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require'<br /> from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/gdata-1.1.1/lib/gdata/http/default_service.rb:16<br /> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require'<br /> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require'<br /> from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/gdata-1.1.1/lib/gdata/http.rb:15<br /> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require'<br /> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require'<br /> from /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/gdata-1.1.1/lib/gdata.rb:17<br /> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `gem_original_require'<br /> from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require'<br /> from picasa_download.rb:14<br /><br /><br />Any hints ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com