Android Question When loading a file from DirAssets, name altered???

[wdegler]

I wish to load files from my DirAssets directory, one of which has the name g1d302.mp3.
The code is, in part,

dim I as integer
dim FilLst as List
dim FilNam as string

FilLst.Initialize
FilLst=File.ListFiles(Dir.Assets)
For I=0 to FilLst.Size-1
FilNam=FilLst.get(I)
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When the file (named above) is loaded, FilName has the value
g1d302.mp3.unblocked.

Why has ".unblocked" been appended? How do I avoid that?
Can someone explain this and provide a solution?
Help!

 

[Erel]

The suffix is unpacked not unblocked, right?

It is related to the virtual assets folder. You should just load the file like you load any other file:

MediaPlayer.Load(File.DirAssets, "g1d302.mp3")

 

[wdegler]

The suffix is unpacked not unblocked, right?

It is related to the virtual assets folder. You should just load the file like you load any other file:

MediaPlayer.Load(File.DirAssets, "g1d302.mp3")

Erel:
You are right! The changed file name is "g1d302.mp3.unpacked".

I used FilLst=File.ListFiles(Dir.Assets) because the app needs to process ALL the files in File.DirAssets without prior knowledge of their names or number of files.
MediaPlayer.Load(File.DirAssets, "g1d302.mp3") requires specifying the name. Please advise.

Walter

 

[Erel]

There is always prior knowledge about the assets files as they are added before compilation.

Listing the files under File.DirAssets is problematic. I recommend you to add a text file with the file names and use it instead.

You can disable the virtual assets folder feature with the #DebuggerForceStandardAssets attribute. Still you may encounter unexpected files.

 

[wdegler]

There is always prior knowledge about the assets files as they are added before compilation.

Listing the files under File.DirAssets is problematic. I recommend you to add a text file with the file names and use it instead.

You can disable the virtual assets folder feature with the #DebuggerForceStandardAssets attribute. Still you may encounter unexpected files.

Erel:

Thank you for your response, Erel; this is exactly the information I need!

Walter