Setup Powered by HL Updates using DropBox...
I am going to try and cover how to setup Powered by HL updates using dropbox. This is useful for groups that have there own set of .user files they want to keep in sync across many players. Everything past step 1 is NOT needed if you are just trying to get a .hl file onto the iPad.
Step 1 - Making the .hl file This step is covered in THIS LW web article. I know it talks about the iPad but making the .hl is what is needed. And all HL applications (Windows/Mac/iPad) can read a .hl file. Step 2 - Dropbox Put your newly created .hl file into your dropbox folder. Then log into Dropbox website and say you want to "Share" this file. Dropbox will give you a link like this: Code:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b577x0fq0bqxosg/shadowd20_v2.00.hl?dl=0 You end up with: Code:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b577x0fq0bqxosg/shadowd20_v2.00.hl?dl=1 Now you have to create a updates.xml file which you do using a plan text editor. Inside this XML is where you tell HL about the version, game system folder and .hl file version number. Here is an example XML to get you started. You can copy/paste this whole thing into a empty text file named "updates.xml". Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
Place your updates.xml into the new folder where your .hl file is located. Do the same "Share" trick but this time change the end from ?dl=0 to ?dl=1. This gives you the URL that your players need to enter into the Powered By HL. For those instructions point them at THIS pdf file. Example working URL from my dropbox is: Code:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wf7hdzvjp4ty267/updates.xml?dl=1 |
Very nice write up!
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So I updated the post as something in Dropbox changed and you have to have ?dl=1 at the end of all the URLs now.
In example: Code:
download="https://www.dropbox.com/s/b577x0fq0bqxosg/shadowd20_v2.00.hl" Code:
download="https://www.dropbox.com/s/b577x0fq0bqxosg/shadowd20_v2.00.hl?dl=1" |
Dropbox won't let me change the link from 0 to 1.
How do I do that there? I have a freebie account if that matters. |
you do it after you copy the link, in the text file.
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I still can't change the link from 0 to 1 on my Dropbox files.
I have them in my pathfinder folder (the same one the HL app uses for character portfolios). I did the .xml file as follows. Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> I still cannot change the actual Dropbox links to 1 on either file. I can't find where I can edit the links there. What am I doing wrong? |
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I see you have changed it to a 1. That is telling Dropbox when its a 1 to download immediately do not present a friendly web page first. Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
It's primarily to make updating my iPad easier...I hope.
Every time I use iTunes, I hit the update and I get an error that I need the most up to date version of HL...which I have. Sharing with others is also why I'm setting it up. |
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If you are getting out of sync version issues check to make sure your desktop software is using the latest non-beta version of HL. |
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