Android Question Opening Gallery to a specific directory (not specific file)

[newSteve]

Hi,

I'm writing an app that takes a photo and writes it to a directory on the storage card (which is created if it doesn't exist). What I want to do after that is open the gallery to that directory, or even to that file, but so that you can also browse that directory. I am unable to do that, though. Additionally, though all the files are .jpg in the directory, the gallery doesn't seem to pick it up like it does my photos and a bunch of other apps, so I can't get to the files, except through a file manager (if anyone knows why this is the case, that would be very helpful).

Does anyone know how to do this? FYI: I CAN open the gallery to the specific file thanks to a post on this forum, but I can't browse from there to other files in the directory.

 

[Erel]

Try to send the MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE intent:
http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/camera-takepicture-android-gallery.24142/#post-139792

 

[newSteve]

Thanks, Erel, that made the folder visible in gallery.

I'm still working on opening the gallery to that particular folder so that I can immediately browse just those pictures, but the answer may be on here already.


I saw the Yahoo finance write-up. Pretty cool!

Try to send the MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE intent:
http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/camera-takepicture-android-gallery.24142/#post-139792

 

[Erel]

Try to pass the folder uri to the intent:

"file://" & folder

 

[yiankos1]

Try to pass the folder uri to the intent:

"file://" & folder

Hello,
I have a folder located at file.DirRootExternal called "Selfie Light". The path is "/storage/emulated/o/Selfie Light". How to get that folder's URI, in order open specific this folder and not a single file.
Thank you for your time.

 

[DonManfred]

This is an old thread. You should start a new Thread for your Question