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'View on dropbox' PDF embed returning Error 400
Greetings, Visit: https://www.arclab.space/f/dropbox-pdf-test (password is password) The PDF displays fine, but the 'view on dropbox' link returns error 400. This happens with all links, site-wid...
Hi jonokivex,
It's an easy workaround - just drop the last link parameter - "&dl=0". 😉 That's where your issue is coming from. Just put in your page something like:
Dropbox.embed({link: "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/uhd2iaccfc7szs9oa1tny/AL01-0301_77A-BELL-ROAD_EXISTING-SITE-PLAN-A_REV-A.pdf?rlkey=5eyu4p6ysx8zksely5tum6q3z"}, document.getElementById('dropbox-embed-container'));Hope this helps.
By the way your application is not yet passed production approval despite there are too many "developers" already. Good luck.
PS: When you put something in your website, use url-encoding only when needed, not everywhere!!! In particular encoding the ampersand makes your link invalid when opened later. URL-encode is usable when nesting one link in another, for instance - which is not the case now - you're passing the link as parameter (Embedder takes care for encoding whenever needed).
I notice that share links include &dl=0 in them, so the embedder documentation should include this tidbit about removing it.
Здравко the & is generated by webflow so I cant control that, as the link with '&' is added via CMS entry.
Thanks for clarifying about the app !
jonokivex wrote:I notice that share links include &dl=0 in them, so the embedder documentation should include this tidbit about removing it.
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It's not there since removing is not something mandatory. In general it's not need to be removed. I proposed it as a workaround.
jonokivex wrote:...
Здравко the & is generated by webflow so I cant control that, as the link with '&' is added via CMS entry.
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Hm.. It sounds like a bug... if there is not an option controlling that. 🤷 Inform the provider of your system.
When you click "View on Dropbox", it opens whatever passed there as is (if passed &, including it).
Good luck.
PS: As a workaround on this escaped string (as provided by your CMS), you can use string as following template:
"https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/uhd2iaccfc7szs9oa1tny/AL01-0301_77A-BELL-ROAD_EXISTING-SITE-PLAN-A_REV-A.pdf?rlkey=5eyu4p6ysx8zksely5tum6q3z&dl=0".replaceAll('&','&')
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