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Direct URL Links and Shortened URLs

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1) Is there a way to create a direct link to a document?  I found that changing "show" to "open" in this URL generated from "Create or Get Shortcut" context menu works, but is there an option to do this without manually editing the URL every time?

From [m-files://show/F21C8443-EEB3-442F-AA15-1000000000/0-20513?object=00000000]
to [m-files://open/F21C8443-EEB3-442F-AA15-1000000000/0-20513?object=00000000]

2) I assume that there is not a shortened version of this URL built into M-Files and that a UI Extensibility would be required to add a context-menu item that shortened the URL.  Am I correct in that assumption?

Many thanx!
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  • The format of the link is quite straight-forward, so you could quite easily generate it if you know some information about the object you're trying to view:


    m-files://{verb}/{vault-guid}/{object-type-id}-{object-id}[?object={version-guid}]


    So, provided you know the various bits above, you can generate the link yourself.

    This is the only handler format that I'm aware of. If you wanted to shorten it then you'd incur an additional level of complexity:
    [list type=decimal]

    • The web browser would open and go to bit.ly and be provided with a redirect to the original address

    • The user's web browser MAY follow the link (as it's now a non-HTTP/HTTPS handler prefix, it may be subject to some security at this point), or it may prompt the user to open the link
      • [/list]


    You've also then taken a dependency upon both that external connectivity (what if their link goes down?) and upon the external URL shortening service.

    So, in that vein, I guess I would ask why you need to shorten the link?

    Craig.
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  • The format of the link is quite straight-forward, so you could quite easily generate it if you know some information about the object you're trying to view:


    m-files://{verb}/{vault-guid}/{object-type-id}-{object-id}[?object={version-guid}]


    So, provided you know the various bits above, you can generate the link yourself.

    This is the only handler format that I'm aware of. If you wanted to shorten it then you'd incur an additional level of complexity:
    [list type=decimal]

    • The web browser would open and go to bit.ly and be provided with a redirect to the original address

    • The user's web browser MAY follow the link (as it's now a non-HTTP/HTTPS handler prefix, it may be subject to some security at this point), or it may prompt the user to open the link
      • [/list]


    You've also then taken a dependency upon both that external connectivity (what if their link goes down?) and upon the external URL shortening service.

    So, in that vein, I guess I would ask why you need to shorten the link?

    Craig.
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