Android Question strange behavior of file dialog

shb777

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This is the code that is behaving strangely.

B4X:
Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
   
   
    If FirstTime Then
        player1.Initialize("player")
       
        sources.Initialize
        Bmp.Initialize(File.DirAssets, "android48.png")
       
       
       
        CurrentDir=File.DirRootExternal
        CurrentDir="/storage/6636-6366/videos"
       
    End If

later this code runs


B4X:
  Dim fd As FileDialog
 
    fd.FastScroll = True
    fd.ShowOnlyFolders = False
    fd.FilePath = CurrentDir
    ret = fd.Show("B4A File Dialog", "Yes", "No", "Maybe", Bmp)
 
    CurrentDir=fd.FilePath
    VideoName=fd.ChosenName


notice in activity create, I assign CurrentDir a value twice in consecutive lines. So the first assignment
shouldn't matter. But it does. If I comment out CurrentDir=File.DirRootExternal, the file dialog
doesn't work. It go around in circles, and never let's me chose a file. But if it's in, the file dialog works correctly. Very strange!
 

DonManfred

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Best way to get help would be if you upload a small example project which shoes the issue!

What did you set the FileFilter to?
 
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Cableguy

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"CurrentDir="/storage/6636-6366/videos"

Can it be that this for doesn't exist and therefore the dialog fails to find it?
 
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shb777

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"CurrentDir="/storage/6636-6366/videos"

Can it be that this for doesn't exist and therefore the dialog fails to find it?
it does exist because if I set CurrentDir to File.DirRootExternal before "/storage/6636-6366/videos" it plays the files in that folder
 
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shb777

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I've tried to upload it, but the forum says it's too large. it's 2.8 mb it's a small program already. it's only 155 lines.
 
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shb777

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here it is with the export. I didn't know about that. you need to create a dir with the same name as mine, with video files in it, on the sdcard, for it to work I'm going to bed now so I'll check this thread tomorrow
 

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