Android Question Open specified folder - intent

[mirekk36]

Hi,

I would like to open a specified folder for example

file.DirRootExternal&/myfolder/"

with default android applications like "My Files" or something else

I try with such code

    Dim i As Intent
    i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, "file://" &  File.DirRootExternal&"/myFolder/" )
    StartActivity(i)

but there is error

 

[Erel]

You should post the error message.

Android tries to hide the file system from the user. There isn't any app that can handle this intent. You might be able to open the folder if you use SetComponent to start a specific file manager.

 

[mirekk36]

There isn't any app that can handle this intent. You might be able to open the folder if you use SetComponent to start a specific file manager.

thx, for reply
ok but is there some standard name for filemanager in android ? (something like Explorer.exe in windows?)

 

[Erel]

Based on this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...der-via-intent-and-show-its-content-in-a-file

Try to set the type to "resource/folder"

 

[mirekk36]

Big thanks Erel, now there it's code that is working almost good for me

    Try   
        Dim i As Intent   
        i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, "file://" &  File.DirRootExternal&"/myFolder/" )
        i.SetType( "resource/folder" )
        StartActivity(i)
    Catch
        Msgbox("Missing default file explorer", "Error")
    End Try

On older Samsung Galaxy S2 I have always error that there isn't any intent to do that, so I put try catch

BTW on this old samsung is explorer named "MyFiles" in "settings" .... but it didn't start

on newer android phones start some other applications which are registered (maybe) as file explorers