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Explorer | Level 3

6 years ago

How do I get the share url of a local dropbox file using vb.net

Hello my dear friends I use Dropbox folder by setup Dropbox program in my computer When I have to get a direct link to any file in Dropbox folder just I go to Dropbox folder in my computer and cho...

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Hey ElsayedGamal, while the link is temporarily copied in your clipboard & you could paste it across platforms (though your IDE might be an exception), I’m interested in what you have in mind as an ideal end-result. Would you like to incorporate that within your code somehow? If you could elaborate a bit on what you’d like to achieve, I’ll do my best to check back on our resources & see if there’s a way to get going on that. Thanks in advance!

[Brief sidenote: Your English is perfect by the way, it all makes perfect sense! 😊]

Explorer | Level 3

6 years ago

Hey Jane

thanks to my dear friend for fast replay

I created this magazine by vb.net

and I make a small program to control it like add new or edit or delete

when I copy the file to my Dropbox folder in my pc

I need to get the link of this file programmatically to use it in my program

Rich
Super User II
6 years ago
You'll need to use the Dropbox API for that.

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation
- ElsayedGamal
  Explorer | Level 3
  6 years ago
  How I use Dropbox API for that? Rich
  - Greg-DB
    Dropbox Staff
    6 years ago
    [Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56194977/how-to-copy-dropbox-file-link-from-dropbox-folder-using-vb-net ]

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