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Uploading direct to Dropbox server via FTP
I want to ftp a backup file from my web host to my DropBox account. I need to know the DropBox emote server name and port number to acocmplish this task. Where can I obtain this information? DropBox ...
Hello,
I currently have several camera images that are being uploaded to an FTP server and then synced to my dropbox account. I have a script running that takes the newest image (new one every 15 mins) and changes the name to the same file name each time.
Example:
Incoming file name image_202108051108.jpg (file name changes depending on the date and time)
Script changes the file to Pic1.jpg (same name every time)
My issue is each time the file is updated the link to the image is broken and therefore the webpage that is supposed to be linking to the images cannot update. Is there a way to make a persistent link to a filename so that no matter when it updates the link will always work?
Thanks in advance.
Hello,
I currently have several camera images that are being uploaded to an FTP server and then synced to my dropbox account. I have a script running that takes the newest image (new one every 15 mins) and changes the name to the same file name each time.
Example:
Incoming file name image_202108051108.jpg (file name changes depending on the date and time)
Script changes the file to Pic1.jpg (same name every time)
My issue is each time the file is updated the link to the image is broken and therefore the webpage that is supposed to be linking to the images cannot update. Is there a way to make a persistent link to a filename so that no matter when it updates the link will always work? I am currently trying to use the "create link" function in dropbox but as mentioned previously that link changes when the file is changed.
Thanks in advance.
Megan I had to repost because my previous post somehow got merged with another and then closed. I couldnt respond to your question.
Some additional research shows that Dropbox thinks that i am deleting the file and then adding the new one which is why the link is degraded. So what i need is a link that points to the file name only so that it doesnt degrade.
