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Neil We headed down this path some time ago with Dropbox. Slightly different to what you describe (though this was actually the driver behind the work). It was an interesting voyage of discovery. We only went part way down the path (other commitments pulled us away). But the video below shows how far we got: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZmvYGIq5k --Matt On 15 July 2015 at 16:49, Neil Curri <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm investigating where I could host thousands of PDFs, each of which will > be associated with a specific feature in a hosted feature layer on ArcGIS > Online. The URL will be an attribute in the feature layer, and made > available as a simple link in the pop-up for each feature to the file. > > I initially looked at Dropbox, but scrapped it because there doesn't seem > to be a way to get direct links to all the files in the public folder en > masse to populate into an attribute column -- it appears that it must be > done individually through the GUI. > > Next, I've been looking into Google Drive. You can get a direct link to > all your files via the folderID, which appears to be static (https :// > googledrive.com/host/<folderID>/<filename>). I tested this out with a > handful of PDF files, and it worked. So, that's possible. But I'm concerned > that the folderID isn't a really a static thing (as in permanent), or that > there's a quota to the number of files that can be linked to this folderID > (something I think Esri does on ArcGIS Online if you store your linked > files there). I'm not sure if that's really a concern, so if anyone's aware > I'd appreciate it. > > Searching around for alternatives, I came across another solution, also > using Google Drive. You use a link to the root folder (the webViewLink) to > publish the shared folder's contents, then apparently you can use a > simplified URL to link to the files in the folder. It's described in the > Google apps developer blog here > <http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.ca/2012/11/announcing-google-drive-site-publishing.html>, > though I haven't yet tried it nor do I know where exactly to start, but I > did get as far as being able to retrieve the webViewLink from the shared > folder. Would anyone recommend this method over the previous, simpler > method? > > Another option would be to store the linked files on a private web hosting > site for the chum change it costs nowadays for a basic account. Although > there are a lot of files to store, it's not a lot of data. I don't even > need DNS. > > If you've found success with any of these or other options or would > recommend one over another, I'd be interested to know. > > Neil Curri > GIS Analyst, PVE Sheffler > Vassar College Academic Computing Consultant > [log in to unmask] | 845-437-7708 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This list (NEARC-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all NEARC Users. > > If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove > yourself by going to http://s.uconn.edu/nearcsubscribe. > -- *Matt Sheehan | WebMapSolutions* Mobile: 801-733-0723 | Email: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list (NEARC-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all NEARC Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove yourself by going to http://s.uconn.edu/nearcsubscribe.