Android Question failure to open text file

DonManfred

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• Mar 22, 2016

• #2

Roberto P. said:

and open a text file?

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What exactly you want to archieve?
To open (and read) a file by your app you don´t need a Intent. Just open and read it.

You are trying to open an intent to EDIT the file. But there is no app registered to be the EDITor for .txt files.

 

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Roberto P.

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• Mar 22, 2016

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Hi Manfred
I want to create a text file and open the default editor to write the user. I have two registered applications that open the text file. Or I expect Android-face view the applications that open the file.

Thank you

 

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M

Mahares

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• Mar 22, 2016

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Change this:

B4X:

Dim aPath As String = File.DirInternal

to this:

B4X:

Dim aPath As String = File.DirRootExternal

or this:

B4X:

Dim aPath As String = File.DirDefaulttExternal

I think files in internal can only be opened by their application, but you are trying to open it with an external program.

 

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Roberto P.

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• Mar 22, 2016

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I have already tried
File.DirRootExternal but it does not work

 

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M

Mahares

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• Mar 22, 2016

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I ran your program and used rootexternal and defaultexternal and was able to open it with Notepad and quickoffice installed on the device.

 

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Roberto P.

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• Mar 22, 2016

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the same program?!
I have tried with two tablets with the same error !?

 

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M

Mahares

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• Mar 22, 2016

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The same program you posted except that I added this:
Log(File.ReadString(aPath, sFile))
just to see that the file was saved to either rootext. or defaultext.

 

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Roberto P.

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• Mar 22, 2016

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I thank you, but I have the same error ...
I do not understand!!!

 

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