Android Question Files in File.DirAssets cann't accept Thai song as non-English file name.

[Theera]

Hi all,
I need to add Thai song in File.DirAsset by press the button "add"
It 's not accepted as Thai language. I must always rename the files in English before. Is there way make it accepted Thai language or non-English?

Best Regards
Theera

 

[PaulMeuris]

You can't add files in code to the DirAssets folder because it is read-only as you probably already know.
In the B4A IDE you can add a file in the Files Manager that has a Thai name.

    Dim lst As List = File.ListFiles(File.DirAssets)
    Log(lst.Get(lst.Size-1))

In my case the file with the Thai name is the last file from the list.

 

[Theera]

In exoplayer example,I have tried to add Thai song ,but I can't be accepted. Please try again.

Private Sub B4XPage_Created (Root1 As B4XView)
    Root = Root1
    Root.LoadLayout("MainPage")
    player1.Initialize("player")
    Dim sources As List
    sources.Initialize
'    sources.Add(player1.CreateUriSource("http://vod.tuxchannel.tv/peliculas/720/late%20night%202019.mkv"))
'    sources.Add(player1.CreateUriSource("http://vod.tuxchannel.tv/peliculas/720/late%20night%202019.mkv"))
'    sources.Add(player1.CreateUriSource("http://vod.tuxchannel.tv/peliculas/720/late%20night%202019.mkv"))
    sources.Add(player1.CreateFileSource(File.DirAssets,"ThanksForLovingMe.mp3")) '<==It is accepted only English song
    sources.Add(player1.CreateFileSource(File.DirAssets,"ขอบคุณที่ยังรักกัน.mp3"))  '<==It can't be accepted Thai song
    player1.Prepare(player1.CreateListSource(sources))
    SimpleExoPlayerView1.Player = player1
SimpleExoPlayerView1.As(JavaObject).RunMethod("setShutterBackgroundColor", Array(0xfff3a6c0))
SimpleExoPlayerView1.Color = 0xfff3a6c0
End Sub

 

[PaulMeuris]

I have done some tests with the exoplayer library and the code below:

Sub Process_Globals
    Private xui As XUI
    Private player1 As SimpleExoPlayer
End Sub
Sub Globals
    Public sources As List
    Private SimpleExoPlayerView1 As SimpleExoPlayerView
End Sub
Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    Activity.LoadLayout("Layout")
    player1.Initialize("player1")
End Sub
Sub Activity_Resume
    sources.Initialize
    sources.Add(player1.CreateFileSource(File.DirAssets,"บทสวดยอดพระกัณฑ์ไตรปิฎก.mp4"))
    player1.Prepare(player1.CreateListSource(sources))
    SimpleExoPlayerView1.Player = player1
    player1.Play
End Sub

I have added the SimpleExoPlayerView1 in the designer.
In debug mode this code works.

BUT, in release mode the filename seems to be causing some problems in the linker.

In debug mode.

This needs to be fixed by Erel.
Note: in B4A version 12.50 this happens also.

 

[Erel]

The files are managed by multiple tools, some of them are executed through shell calls and the exact behavior depends on Windows locale settings. The issue here happens in a tool that is part of Android SDK.

Bottom line - use file names with English names, in the assets folder, to be on the safe side.