Can you embed a Dropbox folder on a website or webpage?

What you're describing does sound possible using the Core API, but it would involve some custom development work.

Will this do what you needed?

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/dropins/chooser/js

Hi,

I've tried the above idea for embedding in an iFrame into Google Sites and end up with a blank frame - has anyone had any success embedding a file into GoogleSites? I want to be able to have people in the team easily view an excel file (and I do not want to use GoogleDocs but use the Dropbox preview)

Hopefully someone has some insight! :)

Cheers

Ben

What have you tried specifically, Ben? Can you post some sample code or maybe a sample page?

Hi Gregory,

I've done this:

1. Gone to the file page on Dropbox
2. Copied the share link
3. Gone to GoogleSites
4. Inserted an iframe
5. Entered the share link in the URL - I've tried this with both with ?dl=0 and ?raw=1

... hope that's the kind of thing... 

Cheers

B

Those links by default are on www.dropbox.com, which doesn't allow iframing, so that won't work by default. If you modified it to use raw=1 though, it should probably work. Can you share your code for that?

Hi Gregory,

Here's the link to the file:

https://www.dropbox.com/work/_Down%20To%20The%20Woods/Products/_Suppliers?preview=Purchase+Order+(PO)+Dashboard.xlsm?raw=1

Here's the HTML for my GoogleSite (I swear the problem is Google):

<div>Please see the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fnolkd5mrrbdzcfe%2FPurchase%2520Order%2520(PO)%2520Dashboard.xlsm%3Fdl%3D0&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFrqEzdhAOXWNznBTiiulq3GJT1JbxoMUw" target="\_blank">Purchase Order Dashboard sheet on Dropbox </a>for current Purchase Order status. </div>
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<div><img src="https://www.google.com/chart?chc=sites&amp;cht=d&amp;chdp=sites&amp;chl=%5B%5BGoogle+Gadget'%3D20'f%5Cv'a%5C%3D0'10'%3D599'0'dim'%5Cbox1'b%5CF6F6F6'fC%5CF6F6F6'eC%5C0'sk'%5C%5B%22Include+gadget+(iframe)%22'%5D'a%5CV%5C%3D12'f%5C%5DV%5Cta%5C%3D10'%3D0'%3D600'%3D797'dim'%5C%3D10'%3D10'%3D600'%3D797'vdim'%5Cbox1'b%5Cva%5CF6F6F6'fC%5CC8C8C8'eC%5C'a%5C%5Do%5CLauto'f%5C&amp;sig=p3WOUGB40DOuZA0OzyXFGSrrhuw" data-igsrc="http://70.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?mid=70&amp;synd=trogedit&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fhosting.gmodules.com%2Fig%2Fgadgets%2Ffile%2F106581606564100174314%2Fiframe.xml&amp;up\_iframeURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fwork%2F\_Down%2520To%2520The%2520Woods%2FProducts%2F\_Suppliers%3Fpreview%3DPurchase%2BOrder%2B(PO)%2BDashboard.xlsm%3Fraw%3D1&amp;up\_scroll=auto&amp;h=800&amp;w=600" data-type="ggs-gadget" data-props="align:left;borderTitle:Include gadget (iframe);height:800;igsrc:http#58//70.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?mid=70&amp;synd=trogedit&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fhosting.gmodules.com%2Fig%2Fgadgets%2Ffile%2F106581606564100174314%2Fiframe.xml&amp;up\_iframeURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fwork%2F\_Down%2520To%2520The%2520Woods%2FProducts%2F\_Suppliers%3Fpreview%3DPurchase%2BOrder%2B(PO)%2BDashboard.xlsm%3Fraw%3D1&amp;up\_scroll=auto&amp;h=800&amp;w=600;mid:70;scrolling:no;showBorder:true;showBorderTitle:null;spec:http#58//hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/106581606564100174314/iframe.xml;up\_iframeURL:https#58//www.dropbox.com/work/\_Down%20To%20The%20Woods/Products/\_Suppliers?preview=Purchase+Order+(PO)+Dashboard.xlsm?raw=1;up\_scroll:auto;view:default;width:600;" width="600" height="800" style="display:block;text-align:left;margin-right:auto;" class="igm"><br>
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CHeers

Ben

The link you're trying to use ( https://www.dropbox.com/work/_Down%20To%20The%20Woods/Products/_Suppliers?preview=Purchase+Order+(PO)+Dashboard.xlsm?raw=1 ) is a private link. You'll need to use a share link:

https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/view-only-access

Hi Gregory,

OK, I've tried it using this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nolkd5mrrbdzcfe/Purchase%20Order%20%28PO%29%20Dashboard.xlsm?raw=1

This ends up downloading the file rather than embedding it?

Cheers

Ben

The browser will only be able display the file embedded if it knows how to render it. Browsers generally don't have support for Excel files, so in that case its only option is to download it.