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Hi,
Is it possible to implement the "show in file explorer" option for folders from our own website similar to how it's done on dropbox.com? Our current workflow has us clicking on a link to t...
No, unfortunately that's not available via the API, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffNo, unfortunately that's not available via the API, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.
Wondering if there is any further interest in supporting this feature through the API. We use the API in production (which is rock solid, so thank you for a great product). However, right now from the Intranet we open the DB folder then wait a bit for the context menu to show the "open in file explorer" to get to the local path. This is a repetitive task so providing a direct link would net a lot of productivity.
Tech Dev Oldsmar wrote:... This is a repetitive task so providing a direct link would net a lot of productivity.
If the local path of Dropbox folder is only thing you're interested in, doesn't info.json work for you? 🤔 In spite opposite task (mapping local path to API path) example of something similar can be seen here. Just concatenate the two paths in your case (Dropbox folder path and relative file/folder path within) to produce the full path. 🤷
- Greg-DB
Tech Dev Oldsmar I don't have any news on the original feature request here. If the info.json that Здравко mentioned would be helpful though, you can find information on that here.
Thanks Greg - no problem with finding the local path...in fact, I have an Outlook Add-In that will automatically summarize the message body with OpenAI and archive the email into the proper DBX subdirectory based on a docket (e.g., ticket no). The challenge is that modern browsers (wisely) do not support UNC paths to open File Explorer. Therefore, the little feature to open in File Explorer in the DBX web app is quite handy and I've hoped there would be motivation one day to support it through the API. Just my two cents if it ever comes up in a meeting. Thanks for closing the loop.
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