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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: REX1945 on July 05, 2015, 09:27:30 AM

Title: How do you link Google Drive files to Stunt Hanger ?
Post by: REX1945 on July 05, 2015, 09:27:30 AM

I have a video that I would like to us on the forum, but don't see how to link it to a post on the site.

It is currently stored on the "cloud" as a Google Drive file.


Rex

Title: Re: How do you link Google Drive files to Stunt Hanger ?
Post by: RC Storick on July 05, 2015, 10:32:23 AM

just type the url

Title: Re: How do you link Google Drive files to Stunt Hanger ?
Post by: Mike Anderson on July 06, 2015, 06:56:14 AM

You can't.  GoogleDrive files are private (to you) unless you "Share" them, in which case you have to give specific emails for those allowed to access them.  They don't have a public "URL" to publish.

You would have to download them to your computer and upload to Stunthanger, or put them someplace publicly accessible and insert the URL in your message.

Title: Re: How do you link Google Drive files to Stunt Hanger ?
Post by: Tim Wescott on July 06, 2015, 09:36:04 AM

You can set sharing so that anyone can find and view the file.

Like this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5lSHlBBxGvjNUtRYWdlZERnYms/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5lSHlBBxGvjNUtRYWdlZERnYms/view?usp=sharing)

Title: Re: How do you link Google Drive files to Stunt Hanger ?
Post by: Mike Anderson on July 06, 2015, 10:20:57 AM

I stand corrected -- I knew that there used to be a method but when I went to GoogleDrive it didn't come up like that (new interface and old Windows2000 machine).  So to explain HOW to do it: Go to your GoogleDrive folder and navigate to the file you want to link to.  Select that file.  Then click the 'Get Link' icon in the menubar.

You get a drop-down box with the link in it - you can copy/paste it into your message.

(the file below comes up with this link:)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzrVvL0AbA17V3BYUmo2Yl9IOEE