#Public dropbox links install#
#Public dropbox links code#

This is based on the DropBox UI in the Finder Toolbar.

So the prior methods of getting a Public Link not longer work.

Since public links have been disabled for all DropBox users.

(this is NOT the same as the old Dropbox Public Folder link). AppleScript To Get New Dropbox Public Link (post ) My script does not depend on group location. Things seem to have changed since your script two years ago, and the Dropbox group is no longer in the same location. So, based on your UI script, I've written a new one that uses the Dropbox button/menu item in the Finder. OTOH, if you know a better way - I'm all for it.

And now, the 'Copy Dropbox Link' does not seem to be able to be automated without UI scripting, because the root URL changes for every file. However it's pretty pointless to use Dropbox's UI for this, because the result can be easily duplicated.Ĭhris, unfortunately that is no longer true, as of, Dropbox has eliminated use of the Public Folder. Set dbPubStr to ((path to users folder as text) & 'Shared:Dropbox:Public:') #JM#Įrror 'Selected file is not in the designated Public Folder:' & return & dbPubStr #JM# set dbPubStr to ((path to home folder as text) & 'Dropbox:Public:') Set dbBaseURL to '' & strDropBoxAcctNum & '/' #JM# set strDropBoxAcctNum to '1234567' - Your DropBox Acct#JM#

#Public dropbox links code#

You should publish your code at MacScripters so other AppleScript coders can easily find it. I made a couple of small changes, mostly for my benefit, the most important of which is changing the error msg (last line in the below code). So the error msg threw me for a loop at first. My DropBox folder is setup in /Users/Shared/, not in Home. Your last script worked perfect! Well, almost perfect. Chris, you are the champion of champions!

If you don't care who sees your static user number the job is simple to do with basic AppleScript. If button returned of dDlg = 'Copy' then set the clipboard to e Set _sel to joinList(_sel, linefeed) of me & linefeed Set contents of i to (dbBaseURL & (text item 2 of (get i's URL))) If (hfsPath does not contain dbPubStr) or (hfsPath = dbPubStr) thenĮrror 'Selection not in Public Dropbox folder.' Set AppleScript's text item delimiters to '/Dropbox/Public/' Set dbPubStr to ((path to home folder as text) & 'Dropbox:Public:') # Task: Copy Public Dropbox URLs from selected files to the Clipboard. You replace dbBaseURL with your address by getting copying a public link once with the Dropbox UI, and you’re ready to go to town. If you don’t care who sees your static user number the job is simple to do with basic AppleScript. So, if you’re giving the link to someone else the scripted method is going to be better, because it anonymizes the link just like the latter example.

Here’s what a link from the Dropbox site looks like: Here’s what a public link copied from the Finder using Copy-Public-Link looks like (I’ve changed the user-number): However it’s pretty pointless to use Dropbox’s UI for this, because the result can be easily duplicated. Tell menu button 1 of group 6 of toolbar 1 Set frontWin to (first window whose role is 'AXWindow') (This is tested on 10.10.4 - different versions of OSX can have subtle or not so subtle variations.) tell application 'System Events' This won’t be quite right, because the parameters depend upon where you put the Dropbox button in the toolbar.

#Public dropbox links install#

Nevertheless if you want to install the Dropbox toolbar-button it’s pretty easy. Scripting the contextual-menu with System Events is broken in list-view but seems to work in icon-view. What about using AppleScript to have the Finder execute the “Copy Public Link” context menu item?