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krandino
Explorer | Level 3
9 months ago

Shared filename names

Is there a way to at least know a consistent filename to be used with a group of shared files. I have 1000 jpg files and other files (mp4's) that I want to be able to share. I wrote a program to associate those 1000+ files with a map location and the map location has a URL associated with it that allows the file to display. This all works as planned. The problem I have is that the URL for all 1000+ files do not have a consistent naming convention because of how the sharing names are created. As an example, Here are two files names generated from sharing the files:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1y390q1tmftcz5tjlcng4/Foobar.xls?rlkey=pkw1q2jp8rwkg&st=yn17rf6v&dl=0


https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ht4a542xdxjikzqi707hm/Foobar2.jpg?rlkey=a7mpjc0kj3o5&st=9wiqu6wz&dl=0

 

These are fictitious filenames but the generated security information around it is real. With no consistency, Is there a way to know what the security information around the shared filenames so I can automate these?

 

 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

    krandino wrote:

    Is there a way to at least know a consistent [URL] to be used with a group of shared files.


    No, there isn't, which is what aids in the security of the URLs.

    • krandino's avatar
      krandino
      Explorer | Level 3

      I suspected as much but was hoping for a solution that I could use.

       

      It would be nice if I could at least define a folder that didn't need government level encryption to share files. Don't know if dropbox would do that. I would be satisfied with a shared folder that used the same level of security that was available to program on files in that folder that I want to share.

       

       For what its worth.

      Thanks