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jimb0p
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
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get shared Link of Uploaded Folder

Hi,

 

I can upload my files with:

 

	public void uploadFileToDropbox(File inputFile, String path, String fileName) throws Exception{
		InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(inputFile);
		try {
		    FileMetadata uploadedFile = client.files().uploadBuilder("/"+path+"/"+fileName).uploadAndFinish(inputStream);
		    System.out.println("Uploaded to Dropbox: " + uploadedFile.getName());
		} finally {
		    inputStream.close();
		}
	}

How can I get the URL of the folder? I tried this:

 

	public String getShareLink(String path) throws DbxException{
		SharedLinkMetadata slm = client.sharing().createSharedLinkWithSettings(path);
		return(slm.getUrl());
	}

But I always get:

 

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: String 'path' does not match pattern
  • Changed the URL Line like that:

     

    SharedLinkMetadata slm = client.sharing().createSharedLinkWithSettings("/"+path);

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  • jimb0p's avatar
    jimb0p
    New member | Level 2
    9 years ago

    Changed the URL Line like that:

     

    SharedLinkMetadata slm = client.sharing().createSharedLinkWithSettings("/"+path);
  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    9 years ago
    I'm glad to hear you already sorted this out. That's correct, non-root file paths need a leading '/'.

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