WebView: Load file from file.DirInternal

[manios]

Hi all,

Loading from the assets directory works OK

WebView1.LoadUrl("file:///android_asset/help.html"

but how can I load a file from the .DirInternal?

 

[NJDude]

Like this:

Dim HTML As String
HTML = File.GetText(File.DirInternal, "help.html")
WebView1.LoadHtml(HTML)

 

[Sarah]

Is there a way to structure a file path so as to use LoadUrl for a file in DirInternal?
The problem with loading html as text seems to be that relative links do not work.

e.g. if you have a file called "help.html" in DirInternal and a file called "help.css" also in DirInternal then "help.html" does not see the "help.css" file, presumably because it is loaded without knowing its own file path.

 

[warwound]

Can you try something like this:

WebView1.LoadUrl(File.Combine(File.DirInternal, "my_webpage.html"))

Martin.

 

[Sarah]

Ignore my question,
I found the answer in another post:
http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/problem-with-webview1-loadurl-and-dirinternal.14655/

 

[Sarah]

Thanks Martin but that didn't work.
This is what does:

web.LoadUrl("file:///" & File.DirInternal & "/page.html")

 

[Erel]

It is better to write:

web.LoadUrl("file://" & File.Combine(File.DirInternal, "page.html"))

 

[Sarah]

OK, thanks for the advice - I will change to using that structure.

 

[warwound]

It is better to write:

web.LoadUrl("file://" & File.Combine(File.DirInternal, "page.html"))

Is that a typo or should there only be 2 slashes after file: instead of 3?

Martin.

 

[Sarah]

Both 2 slashes & 3 slashes works in my tests.
I haven't checked but I assume File.Combine returns a path starting with a slash, so that provides the third.