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Box.com as a file storage

  • March 3, 2022
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Ok so I am confused on moving files to Box.com 
We are moving files fine to it. But our Quickbase is filling up its 10gig file attachment space like every few days.

So, I could just delete the photos from Quickbase as its in box so what. BUT how can i make a link to the box.com folder in the record so its easy to go to the related photos. 

If that makes sense. everything I try doesn't seem to work.

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Ali Mohsenian
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  • JeremyMyer
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  • March 4, 2022
Ali, what I do is use a pipeline to create a box folder when a project is started.  Then I echo back the folder address to the QB record to a field called [Box folder ID].  In our case, this is a 12 digit #.  You can find it at the end of the box folder URL.  

Then I have a formula URL field that points to that folder....It works great for me.  You may/may not skip the pipeline part, but the 





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Jeremy Myer
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