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Using resulting 'link' from get_temporary_link in IE new window shows about:blank

Using resulting 'link' from get_temporary_link in IE new window shows about:blank

KennelLink
Explorer | Level 3

I'm trying to show a file (like .jpg or .pdf) in a new window of the browser.

I'm using Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7.

I invoke get_temporary_link and use the resulting link as such:

  window.open(tempLinkResults.link)

The new window first navigates to the dropbox URL (such as https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/apitl/1/AACt...) but then shows about:blank.  This happens for all of the jpg & PDF files I've tried.

Am I doing something fundamentally wrong?

Any ideas?

 

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Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
I don't have an update on this unfortunately, but if you need an extension for access to API v1, please open an API ticket with the app key(s) you need an extension for:

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/contact

Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
We've had our engineers working on this and the good news is the problem has been fixed. Please try again and you should find that this functionality works correctly.

Apologies for any inconvenience this caused.
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