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Key Command/Shortcut to "Copy Dropbox Link" from Mac Finder.
I copy download links all day from the Mac Finder. It would be great to assign a key command so that you can highlight a file in your Dropbox via Mac Finder, and press a key command to copy the link ...
Update (2023-01-17)
I've moved the script to a repository and expanded on the instructions.
I wanted this now, so I wrote a Python script to get the URL from the command line and created an Automator QuickAction that calls the script with the selected file(s) in Finder:
Now, ^⌘L copies the Dropbox URL of any number of files selected in the Dropbox folder.
Are there updated instructions on how to set it up?
Yes, DavidW2, it's just a minor change to App Key from generating an App Token. You can read full instructions in the README. I don't have a business account, but a previous poster said that they were able to get my script working by changing the ACCOUNT_TYPE variable, set as part of the README instructions. If there's more to it, unfortunately I'm not able to help with that.
I haven't tried running your script, Здравко, although I did read it to puzzle out how your caching worked. That, along with this forum thread and some ideas on config files from this post went into the new design.
Gene_Parmesan wrote:...
I haven't tried running your script, Здравко, although I did read it to puzzle out how your caching worked. ...
To be honest, I'm not sure can understand what you ask actually. 🤔 It's as trivial as possible. I just keep the authentication data ("refresh token", "access token", and access token' expiration time), both on Initial OAuth flow and on every refresh latter. On script start, when config is available, it's used for client object initialization, otherwise asks user for authorization. 🤷 That's it - nothing more.
By the way your script will fail if pointed file has a link already! You don't check/handle such situation. Do it. 😉
Hope this sheds some light.
I have repeatedly made links to the same file with no errors, so I haven't run into this issue. If you do experience a problem, you're welcome to open an issue in the repo with reproduction steps.
Gene_Parmesan wrote:I have repeatedly made links to the same file with no errors, so I haven't run into this issue. ...
Hm... 🤦🤷😜 Good luck!
dhermanq, It's definitely not a limitation of the Dropbox API!
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