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Msadr's avatar
Msadr
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Instructions for a simple link on a webpage?

All I want to do is hyperlink from a webpage to a shared drobox folder.  Is this impossible?  No matter how I format the link, I get "Dropbox refuses to connect".  I created an app and added that dom...
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Msadr
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Thanks but this is exactly what I did.  When I click on it, I only get the message "Dropbox refuses to connect".  What must I do to the shared folder link to make it clickable from the webpage?  Pasting the link into the browser works.  Clicking the link from the webpage does not.  I feel stupid that I can't get a hyperlink to work!  There must be some parameter that I need in the URL?

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Greg-DB
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2 years ago

Msadr Здравко is correct; you do not need to add anything to make a standard hyperlink work. From your description though, it sounds like you may still be using some Embedder or iframe functionality. Make sure you only have the standard anchor element if that's the only thing you want. Otherwise, feel free to show what you have that isn't working as expected.

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    Msadr
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Thanks, that gave me a hint.  The website I'm working with defaults the link target to the frame.  All I had to do was add target = "_blank" and the hyperlink works now.

    • barbarartist's avatar
      barbarartist
      New member | Level 2
      2 years ago

      Hey could one of you share a sample complete link using the solution Msadr came up with? I am trying to do the same things at my website. It is on a password accessible page and I want to provide a link to the drop box file that has photos of the project. I too created a link to the dropbox file and added it to my website (using the standard method suggested by Gre_DB above). But instead of linking to the dropbox file of  images, I am getting a 404 Not Found. Thanks!

      • Здравко's avatar
        Здравко
        Legendary | Level 20
        2 years ago
        barbarartist wrote:

        ... But instead of linking to the dropbox file of  images, I am getting a 404 Not Found. ...

        Hi barbarartist,

        There is no such thing like "file of images"! There could be a link to image file or link to folder of images files.

        Anyway... your issue is something completely different! On OP, the issue is impossible embedding of a Dropbox frame (or most of them at least - excluding some like targeting Dropbox Embedder). In your case the link seems broken - you have damaged it or inactivate it or maybe pointed file has been removed. Fix your link; adding anything else wouldn't change anything. If you can point something that doesn't work (as example), it will clarify the things.

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