Action
Save to Dropbox & Create Share Link
Save to timestamped file in Dropbox, then generate a share URL to that file and place it in the clipboard.
This action is demonstration of more advanced Dropbox API support possible with the Dropbox scripting object.
Steps
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script
// options let path = "/" + draft.processTemplate("[[time]].txt"); let content = draft.content; // write file to Dropbox let db = Dropbox.create(); db.write(path, content, "overwrite", false); // generate share link and place it in clipboard let endpoint = "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings"; let args = { "path": path, "settings": { "requested_visibility": "public" } }; let response = db.rpcRequest({ "url": endpoint, "method": "POST", "data": args }); if (response.statusCode == 200) { let shareURL = response.responseData["url"]; let p = Prompt.create(); p.title = "Dropbox file created"; p.message = "File \"" + path + "\" created and link generated."; p.addButton("Copy Link"); p.addButton("Open URL in Safari"); if (p.show()) { if (p.buttonPressed == "Copy Link") { app.setClipboard(shareURL); } else if (p.buttonPressed == "Open Link") { app.openURL(shareURL); } } }
Options
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After Success Default Notification Info Log Level Info
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