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Problem with paths using create_shared_link_with_settings
Hey, I'm trying to make a php code that will automatically create a shared link for the files I'm uploading and add it to an XML file. Both the upload and XML file are updating correctly, but I'm s...
[Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53499573/problem-with-paths-using-create-shared-link-with-settings ]
Getting a shared link for the root is not supported, so supplying a path like "" or "/" is expected to fail like that.
To get the shared link for a file, you should supply the full path to the file, including the file name and extension. For example, for a file "example.xml" in a folder "Documents", the path would be: "/Documents/example.xml".
You can construct these paths manually if you want, but it's better to use the paths returned by the API itself. For instance, when uploading a file, the API returns the metadata for the uploaded file in the response body. Specifically, you should use the returned 'path_lower' value.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staff[Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53499573/problem-with-paths-using-create-shared-link-with-settings ]
Getting a shared link for the root is not supported, so supplying a path like "" or "/" is expected to fail like that.
To get the shared link for a file, you should supply the full path to the file, including the file name and extension. For example, for a file "example.xml" in a folder "Documents", the path would be: "/Documents/example.xml".
You can construct these paths manually if you want, but it's better to use the paths returned by the API itself. For instance, when uploading a file, the API returns the metadata for the uploaded file in the response body. Specifically, you should use the returned 'path_lower' value.
Hey Greg,
Thanks for the input, will give it a try and get back with the results!
Okay, so after testing what you told me, I managed to make it "work".
The problem I am having now, is that I append the result into a text node, and when clicking that, I get redirected to something like:
Whilst, obviously, I just want the download link which is in the first line, in this case it being:
https:/www.dropbox.com/s/3qy4rbv5n5nlabcm/example.xml
Have deleted the file since it was an example, but the link was working previously.
Any idea how to just get the link back?
Really appreciating your help Greg
Managed to do that with a string filter function! Thanks a lot for your help Greg :)
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