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Add using URL #1077

Closed EddyG50 closed 3 months ago

EddyG50 commented 10 months ago

Environment iPhone 13

Description

I’m trying to us Add in BookPlayer then Download From URL. I have an mb4 file posted in Dropbox. When I paste the URL in BookPlayer it recognizes the file, looks like it’s downloading, but the fil shows 0mb in library and does not play. I also tried to zip the .m4b file but no luck with that.

How do I post a .m4b file that can be downloaded with URL directly into BookPlayer?

This is a great app! Thanks!

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Post .m4b in DropBox & copy URL
  2. Go to Add > Download From URL in BookPlayer
  3. Paste URL
  4. Add to Library
GianniCarlo commented 10 months ago

Hi @EddyG50 ! You have to make sure that the download URL is the actual book, many services like Google Drive, actually share first a link that shows the 'representation' of the file on the browser with the 'real' download button with the url in that page. If you can share the link, I can test it out also and see what I can find

EddyG50 commented 10 months ago

Thanks Gianni,

Below are links to both the .m4b and .zip - in both DropBox and Google Drive: I'm using a small test file I created in Audiobook Builder App. I've also tried with a larger file. I'm happy to archive it anywhere it can downloaded into BookPlayer from.

DropBox:

Google Drive:

Thanks for your help!

Best, Ed

-----Original Message----- From: "Gianni Carlo" @.> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2024 6:21am To: "TortugaPower/BookPlayer" @.> Cc: "EddyG50" @.>, "Mention" @.> Subject: Re: [TortugaPower/BookPlayer] Add using URL (Issue #1077)

Hi @EddyG50 ! You have to make sure that the download URL is the actual book, many services like Google Drive, actually share first a link that shows the 'representation' of the file on the browser with the 'real' download button with the url in that page. If you can share the link, I can test it out also and see what I can find — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub , or unsubscribe . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: @.***>

GianniCarlo commented 10 months ago

@EddyG50 I'm attaching a screen recording of what I mean with the first dropbox link

https://github.com/TortugaPower/BookPlayer/assets/14112819/ccbd4616-8af8-42c6-9d16-fff216f0d537

the real URL is this one: https://uc861dec133211a56ac502a73235.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/cd/0/get/CLnUe-UwdvQG9oE2LJrmF8dGRhr52lJoAb_JrPd-3Hmw2NZBYiPe_cvcpWpBPmxG8stYFy2txu3qpTVfNbd0G3Nu45apwLmIUkZw4Jxc-PrFJ317-9KUYjE5GsybbbhlayT47-ssIPdNu4BUBe1I785eVcWzPk_DC4D6aVgTGuJcOg/file?_download_id=4158192634913145799206147867187571916080962063796429567114007557&_notify_domain=www.dropbox.com&dl=1

which I'm guessing expires after some point, but if you are constantly sharing from your dropbox to the app, you could just have the third-party app installed in your phone, make sure you're signed in, and they have an integration to the native Files app to expose all their files, and we have an integration to read from the Files app, so you can import them that way

EddyG50 commented 10 months ago

Hi Gianni,Thanks so much!. The DropBox link I sent will not expire as it is part of a subscription. I tried the direct URL you derived in BookPlayer and received “No longer exists” error (screenshot attached). I will try to look more carefully at the video you sent on my computer (I saw it on my phone) and try to replicate. I’m trying to post a book for limited, free distribution, and make it as easy as possible for people to download (it’s a script to a play for agents). Thanks again for your help. And if you have anymore suggestions let me know.I have successfully downloaded to “Files” and into BookPlayer, but trying to remove a step and go direct. BestEdSent from my iPhoneOn Jan 18, 2024, at 7:14 AM, Gianni Carlo @.***> wrote: @EddyG50 I'm attaching a screen recording of what I mean with the first dropbox link https://github.com/TortugaPower/BookPlayer/assets/14112819/ccbd4616-8af8-42c6-9d16-fff216f0d537 the real URL is this one: https://uc861dec133211a56ac502a73235.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/cd/0/get/CLnUe-UwdvQG9oE2LJrmF8dGRhr52lJoAb_JrPd-3Hmw2NZBYiPe_cvcpWpBPmxG8stYFy2txu3qpTVfNbd0G3Nu45apwLmIUkZw4Jxc-PrFJ317-9KUYjE5GsybbbhlayT47-ssIPdNu4BUBe1I785eVcWzPk_DC4D6aVgTGuJcOg/file?_download_id=4158192634913145799206147867187571916080962063796429567114007557&_notify_domain=www.dropbox.com&dl=1 which I'm guessing expires after some point, but if you are constantly sharing from your dropbox to the app, you could just have the third-party app installed in your phone, make sure you're signed in, and they have an integration to the native Files app to expose all their files, and we have an integration to read from the Files app, so you can import them that way

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EddyG50 commented 10 months ago

Hi Gianni,

Thanks for the video. I tried several times with no luck, I always received the same error. Have you been able to get it to work?

I also tried downloading BookPlayer to my desktop (Mac Studio M2 Ultra - OS 13.5). I imported a book and tried the "Share" function but nothing I clicked on was active (except edit Extensions which I did to include BookPlayer).

What is the "Download from URL" function work with optimally? How do you get it to work?

Please let me know if you have any further suggestions of how I can supply a link that others will be able to use to download using the "Download from URL" function in BookPlayer.

Thanks so much for your support!

Ed

-----Original Message----- From: "Gianni Carlo" @.> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2024 7:14am To: "TortugaPower/BookPlayer" @.> Cc: "EddyG50" @.>, "Mention" @.> Subject: Re: [TortugaPower/BookPlayer] Add using URL (Issue #1077)

@EddyG50 I'm attaching a screen recording of what I mean with the first dropbox link https://github.com/TortugaPower/BookPlayer/assets/14112819/ccbd4616-8af8-42c6-9d16-fff216f0d537 the real URL is this one: https://uc861dec133211a56ac502a73235.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/cd/0/get/CLnUe-UwdvQG9oE2LJrmF8dGRhr52lJoAb_JrPd-3Hmw2NZBYiPe_cvcpWpBPmxG8stYFy2txu3qpTVfNbd0G3Nu45apwLmIUkZw4Jxc-PrFJ317-9KUYjE5GsybbbhlayT47-ssIPdNu4BUBe1I785eVcWzPk_DC4D6aVgTGuJcOg/file?_download_id=4158192634913145799206147867187571916080962063796429567114007557&_notify_domain=www.dropbox.com&dl=1 which I'm guessing expires after some point, but if you are constantly sharing from your dropbox to the app, you could just have the third-party app installed in your phone, make sure you're signed in, and they have an integration to the native Files app to expose all their files, and we have an integration to read from the Files app, so you can import them that way — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub , or unsubscribe . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: @.***>