[thludwig]

Hi everybody.

More and more people in my orchestra use tablets with MobileSheets, even our Maestro found it far better than what he used to use, when I suggested to give it a try.

For distributing scores to our members I upload the PDFs to specific directories on my webspace. They download their parts and import them into MS. What I'd like to know....is there a way that they can import them straight from the URL of my webspace? I don't want to use DropBox or GDrive because I would have to share username and password so they can access the files.

Can URLs be accessed via Import --> System File Browser? So that the people can see the structure of the directories and then access the various diretories with the scores?

Download and then import works and nobody ever complained it is too difficult, but if it could be done easier, that would be great :-)

Regards
Thorsten

[basd]

I don't see an easier solution than "download and import" unless you want to actually utilize MobileSheets sync. Wouldn't you just share your DropBox, GDrive or OneDrive Mobilesheets to their DropBox, Gdrive or OneDrive account? This is what I do. Also, I made a OneDrive solely for MobileSheets, so sharing the login would not be problematic -- but nevertheless, users do not log into my OneDrive, I share the folder with their OneDrive accounts (which are free and easy to make on all of Windows, Android and iPad.) But, recently Microsoft made shared OneDrive folders "link only" and the shared folders no longer synchronize to the local computer. As far as I can tell, MobileSheets synchronize via OneDrive still works (although this change has majorly disrupted my MobileSheets setup.)

I don't see an import option that can access a web url, unless your users were to install software that would let their system file browser access the web url, and then it would have to be a bare url (no index.html) so that the directory structure would appear. I am just proposing a theoretical idea, I haven't tried it, but I know that some of my systems can mount and view an ftp or web url as though it is a drive on my computer.

[Zubersoft]

I'm not opposed to adding an Import->From URL type option, but typing in a URL is pretty tedious in general compared to the other options. This really would only save users one extra step (versus just downloading and then importing into MobileSheets). Adding a browser that could navigate to a URL and display folders and files would be an entirely different beast, and I'd have to do a little analysis to see what would be required for that, but it still would only really be saving a single step versus downloading and importing, although I suppose if I supported multi-selection like I do with normal files, that it could be slightly faster.

Mike

[thludwig]

Thanks a lot for your input, very much appreciated :-)

I will look deeper into the available options. And of course I will have to see what other Apps people use and if they have these options, too. 

Mike, you're right, this would only save one step, and as long as ther are no complains, I maybe shoud just leave it as it is ;-)

Regards
Thorsten

[IanMSpencer]

I don't want to use DropBox or GDrive because I would have to share username and password so they can access the files.

Just checking what you mean.

Normally on any of these services, you share by sending people a link to the folder. They then use that link. If they already have the cloud service they use it without any problem, otherwise they need to register for the service. Dropbox and Google are free accounts, so it is a one time hassle of registering an account for your colleagues, but you never need to share your own account.

You can specify whether folder access has edit abilities or is read only.