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Third Party Updates & Dropbox

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Mergon

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ShadowChemosh:

As requested, I've moved this conversation over to the 5e forums.

How would I get the 3rd party updates link to Dropbox? Do I need to set up anythign special in Dropbox? :eek:
 
This is most likely useful for anyone using Hero Lab. So I threw together a quick post HERE in the user projects forum. Hopefully that is helpful. :)
 
Shadow:

Does anything special have to be done at the Dropbox account end of things. I've set up the .hl file & the .xml files. However, I get an error when HL tried to access the Dropbox link I got and modified as per instructions?

Are you usign the free version of Dropbox or the Business version?

Error message:
The following errors were encountered while downloading updates:

Error while retrieving https://www.dropbox.com/s/chkves13u6uybyz/updates.xml: <!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en" xmlns:fb="http://ogp.me/ns/fb#" xml:lang="en" class="media-desktop" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><script nonce="y5GYTC4bBxCPkdD0Laqi">
window._goch_ = {};
window.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
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Mergon said:
It was in the error message, but here it is again:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/chkves13u6uybyz/updates.xml

If peeps want to use my stuff, I don't mind but I won't be responsible for my stuff crashing their HL <grin>.
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So it looks like Dropbox now makes the URL unique each time. So you have to "Share" the Updates.xml to the get the URL and then remove the "?dl=0".

You will end up with two different URL's like this:
Code: 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cr5ralbptc4x8d3/Gestalt_v0.6.hl
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lyndhx1bpt9zv7m/updates.xml
 
Shadow:

Does this have to be done on Dropbox or in the updates.xml file? Also, do I have to have a link existing on Dropbox?
 
Mergon said:
Shadow:

Does this have to be done on Dropbox or in the updates.xml file? Also, do I have to have a link existing on Dropbox?
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Umm yes. You have to share from dropbox to get the URL for the .hl file and for the updates.xml file.

The URL inside of the "updates.xml" points to the location of the .hl file in dropbox. (ie
Code: 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cr5ralbptc4x8d3/Gestalt_v0.6.hl

Then the URL you give your players to enter into "Powered by HL" is the one that points to the updates.xml:
Code: 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lyndhx1bpt9zv7m/updates.xml

Your updates.xml looks like:
Code: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<document signature="Lone Wolf Updates" version="1">

<update name="Gestalt" 
  date="2016/04/01:1300" size="658" 
  description="Gestalt Dropbox" 
  uniqueid="222" filetype="3" platform="any" 
  download="https://www.dropbox.com/s/cr5ralbptc4x8d3/Gestalt_v0.6.hl" 
  website="" companyurl="" priority="99" 
  major="0" minor="6" patch="" folder="pathfinder" special="GestaltAddOn" 
  dynamic=""/>

</document>
 
I don't know what I am ding wrong then. Everything looks like your examples except for the actual link on the drop box site. it won't let me modify the actual link the site creates . . .
 
When I create the link in Dropbox, the link always ends in '?dl=0'. Dropbox will not let me remove that part.
 
Mergon said:
When I create the link in Dropbox, the link always ends in '?dl=0'. Dropbox will not let me remove that part.
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Right. But then just copy the URL into textpad or some simple text program and remove it. :) I like TextPad but NotePad++ is free and works great.
 
I've been using Notepad++ since you mentioned it over in the Pathfinder forums a couple of years back. Line number alone is a triple win. :)
 
Mergon said:
I've been using Notepad++ since you mentioned it over in the Pathfinder forums a couple of years back. Line number alone is a triple win. :)
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Ok. I am thinking this falls into the section of if I was there in person and could talk I bet this would go faster. Some how I am failing to explain this very well I think. :( :(
 
Ok my bad! :p

I had a slight incorrect instructions on this. Sorry! Guess another reason I should not do things from memory. I tried to follow my own instructions I had posted and they didn't work. The last step I had wrong.

When you get the URL for the updates.xml file that looks like this:
Code: 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dox7kce7dagnggr/updates.xml?dl=0

You must modify to be a ?dl=1 type download:
Code: 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dox7kce7dagnggr/updates.xml?dl=1
Then everything is happy!

I updated the main post in the User Forum also. :)
 
Well, took me a while to figure out what to to, but I finally got tjhings to the point where I could download the updates. Unfortunately, I am either not setting up the .hl or the contents of the Updates.xml file correctly. It downloads the .hl file then tells me the .hl file may be corrupt.

When creating the .hl file, what do you include in the selected files? Everything, just my own files, can you exclude files that you are still working on?

Many thanks ShadowChemosh for all the help so far.

Oh, another question, do you have to update the Dropbox link info any time you update you Updates.xml file info or can you use the same link info?
 
Mergon said:
When creating the .hl file, what do you include in the selected files? Everything, just my own files, can you exclude files that you are still working on?
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You only include your .user files or .1st files. Doubt you have .1st files. The easiest way to do this is to select "Tools->Select only .user files".

Mergon said:
Oh, another question, do you have to update the Dropbox link info any time you update you Updates.xml file info or can you use the same link info?
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As long as the file names stay exactly the same the links will continue to work. If you change file names you will have to update the links.
 
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