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Using resulting 'link' from get_temporary_link in IE new window shows about:blank
I'm trying to show a file (like .jpg or .pdf) in a new window of the browser. I'm using Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7. I invoke get_temporary_link and use the resulting link as such: window....
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the report! This is a known issue with how IE handles these links. The expected behavior is that the browser would download the file, based on the Content-Disposition header. IE doesn't seem to do so, and instead does nothing, as you mentioned.
I'll send this along to the team, but I can't say if or when we'd be able to change this, as it's related to how the browser itself is handling this, which is out of our control. (Firefox, for example, downloads the file as expected.)
I'll send this along to the team, but I can't say if or when we'd be able to change this, as it's related to how the browser itself is handling this, which is out of our control. (Firefox, for example, downloads the file as expected.)
Any update? The link obtained from the API v1 works fine (using /media) but not under the API v2 (/get_temporary_link)... we're forced to update to v2 prior June but that's a real problem under IE! Thx
- Greg-DBNo update on this unfortunately.
Is there any further update on this? I'm experiencing the same (or a similar) issue across IE, Chrome, and Firefox. I create a temporary URL that links to something viewable in the browser like a jpg or mp3 file. I copy that into the URL bar and the browser always just downloads the file.
Also, assuming this is fixed, will there be a way to force downloads? The old v1 API /media endpoint allowed putting "?dl=1" on the end of the URL to force it to download.
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