Android Question Using image from Content Chooser

[barx]

Wondering what would be the correct way to do this.

My app is to input data and select images that will then be uploaded to a host server.
What would be the correct way of getting the user to select an image and then caching it for upload?

From what I have read I need to use ContentChooser and so far have this...

Sub btnPic_Click

    Dim btn As Button
  
    btn = Sender
    CurrentPic = btn.Tag
    CC.Show("image/*", "Choose Image")
End Sub


Sub CC_Result (Success As Boolean, Dir As String, FileName As String)
    If Success Then
        Dim TargetDir As String
        Dim TargetExt As String

        ToastMessageShow(TargetExt, False)
        If File.ExternalWritable Then TargetDir = File.DirDefaultExternal Else TargetDir = File.DirInternal
             File.Copy(Dir, FileName, TargetDir, CurrentPic & ".jpg")
        Log(File.ListFiles(TargetDir))
    End If
End Sub

Now this works fine so long as the file is a .jpg; but what if the user was to select, say a png from file browser. From what I can tell, there is no easy way to get the file extension as the CC params return a content:// that does not divulge the extension.

There are up to 9 images the user needs to select. One at a time from different buttons. So, I need to copy them to a temp dir until the input is complete and then when ready, upload them.

Thoughts?

 

[Erel]

Why is the extension important?

 

[barx]

because File.Copy requires a set Filename which in turn requires an extension.

 

[Erel]

You can get the file path when it exists with the code posted here: Get the path to media files returned from ContentChooser

However there could be cases when the image doesn't come from a file at all. Nothing will happen if you save a png image with .jpeg extension.

 

[barx]

As the OP says then. How would be best to go about the situation

 

[Erel]

Try to get the path with the code I posted and if it doesn't work assume that it is jpeg.