Uploading direct to Dropbox server via FTP

[cah1]

I want to ftp a backup file from my web host to my DropBox account. I need to know the DropBox emote server name and port number to acocmplish this task. Where can I obtain this information? DropBox support was unable to assist. Thank you. 

[Nova Integrated Systems]

Hi Lori, 

I was using the share link function in dropbox to get the url then embedding that into the webpage.  Works like a charm for another client but with these images dropbox thinks they are getting deleted and a new file is being uploaded with each new update.  So the link degrades when the image is being updated.

I need to have the URL point to the file name and not degrade with each update.

Thanks

[Rich]

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@Nova Integrated Systems wrote:

... with these images dropbox thinks they are getting deleted and a new file is being uploaded with each new update.  So the link degrades when the image is being updated.

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This will happen when the process that is saving the files is first deleting the original before saving the new version, instead of just overwriting the existing file. When a file is overwritten, a shared link pointing to it will be preserved. If the file is deleted and replaced, the shared link will not be preserved.

There is no other method for generating a link to a file that will be preserved even if the file is deleted/re-saved. Instead, whatever process you're using to save the files to Dropbox needs to just overwrite the existing file without first deleting it.

[Novais]

Thanks Rich,

I’m using a simple batch file with a move function to rename the file. I might be able to change the batch file to force an overwrite but I haven’t had any luck so far. There is a Dropbox plugin for Wordpress that we may be able to use instead. Going to try that first before I bang my head against the wall too much