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android : Opening a file from the list of files listed in a listview

I am working on a project which displays the list of the files from a directory in the SD card. All the files that I have displayed are .xls files. I have an XLS reader in my mobile phone and I want to open the file that is clicked in the listview. Here is my code:
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_subjects_list);
final Animation myAnim = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.abc_grow_fade_in_from_bottom);
Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/myfont.ttf");
subjectslistview = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.subjectslistview);
addSubjectbutton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.subjectslistfabutton);
adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, fileList);
subjectslistview.setAdapter(adapter);
subjectslistview.setOnItemClickListener(this);
//attempt to connect to SD card
String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() + "/SPAMS excel files";
File dir = new File(path);
File files[] = dir.listFiles();
for(int i =0; i < files.length; i++){
fileList.add(files[i].getName());
}
addSubjectbutton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
v.startAnimation(myAnim);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "I am touched.",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
v.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
Intent goto_addsubj = new Intent(SubjectsListActivity.this,
AddSubjectActivity.class);
startActivity(goto_addsubj);
finish();
}
}, 130);
}
});
}
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position,
long id) {
TextView temp = (TextView) view;
Toast.makeText(this, temp.getText() + " " + position,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
I am hoping for your help guys! Please help me. Thank you very much :)

What you want to do is launch the XLS reader with an intent (assuming the XLS reader has an intent you can launch with).
When the item is clicked, grab the uri to the file, and launch the intent.
Uri uri = new Uri(path);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/vnd.ms-excel");
try {
startActivity(intent);
}
catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
Toast.makeText(context, "No Application Available",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

How to set directory for sending files using Android Beam

I am working on an app that allows user to select a file from external storage and send it using Android Beam.
Here is the FileBrowser Activity to select a file from a directory and return the file name and directory path back to main activity:
public class FileBrowser extends Activity {
private String root;
private String currentPath;
private ArrayList<String> targets;
private ArrayList<String> paths;
private File targetFile;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_file_browser);
getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
root = "/";
currentPath = root;
targets = null;
paths = null;
targetFile = null;
showDir(currentPath);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_file_browser, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case android.R.id.home:
NavUtils.navigateUpFromSameTask(this);
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
public void selectDirectory(View view) {
File f = new File(currentPath);
targetFile = f;
//Return target File to activity
returnTarget();
}
public void setCurrentPathText(String message)
{
TextView fileTransferStatusText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.current_path);
fileTransferStatusText.setText(message);
}
private void showDir(String targetDirectory){
setCurrentPathText("Current Directory: " + currentPath);
targets = new ArrayList<String>();
paths = new ArrayList<String>();
File f = new File(targetDirectory);
File[] directoryContents = f.listFiles();
if (!targetDirectory.equals(root))
{
targets.add(root);
paths.add(root);
targets.add("../");
paths.add(f.getParent());
}
for(File target: directoryContents)
{
paths.add(target.getPath());
if(target.isDirectory())
{
targets.add(target.getName() + "/");
}
else
{
targets.add(target.getName());
}
}
ListView fileBrowserListView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.file_browser_listview);
ArrayAdapter<String> directoryData = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, targets);
fileBrowserListView.setAdapter(directoryData);
fileBrowserListView.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View view, int pos,long id) {
File f = new File(paths.get(pos));
if(f.isFile())
{
targetFile = f;
returnTarget();
//Return target File to activity
}
else
{
//f must be a dir
if(f.canRead())
{
currentPath = paths.get(pos);
showDir(paths.get(pos));
}
}
}
});
}
public void returnTarget()
{
Intent returnIntent = new Intent();
returnIntent.putExtra("file", targetFile);
returnIntent.putExtra("path", currentPath);
setResult(RESULT_OK, returnIntent);
finish();
}
}
Here is the code for MainActivity where the file returned by FileBrowser Activity is send using android beam:
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private NfcAdapter nfcAdapter;
public final int fileRequestID = 98;
String name;
String[] extension={".png",".docx",".jpeg",".pdf",".doc"};
ArrayList <String>supportedExtension=new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(extension));
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
PackageManager pm = this.getPackageManager();
// Check whether NFC is available on device
if (!pm.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_NFC)) {
// NFC is not available on the device.
Toast.makeText(this, "The device does not has NFC hardware.",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
// Check whether device is running Android 4.1 or higher
else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
// Android Beam feature is not supported.
Toast.makeText(this, "Android Beam is not supported.",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
else {
// NFC and Android Beam file transfer is supported.
Toast.makeText(this, "Android Beam is supported on your device.",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
public void browseForFile(View view) {
Intent clientStartIntent = new Intent(this, FileBrowser.class);
startActivityForResult(clientStartIntent, fileRequestID);
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
//fileToSend
boolean filePathProvided;
File fileToSend;
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK && requestCode == fileRequestID) {
//Fetch result
File targetDir = (File) data.getExtras().get("file");
String path = (String)data.getExtras().get("path");
Log.i("Path=",path);
if(targetDir.isFile())
{
if(targetDir.canRead()) {
try{
String ext=targetDir.getName().substring(targetDir.getName().lastIndexOf("."));
if (supportedExtension.contains(ext)) {
fileToSend = targetDir;
filePathProvided = true;
setTargetFileStatus(targetDir.getName() + " selected for file transfer");
Button btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.send);
btn.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
name = targetDir.getName();
}
else{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "File with this extension cannot be printed",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}catch (Exception e){e.printStackTrace();}
}
else
{
filePathProvided = false;
setTargetFileStatus("You do not have permission to read the file " + targetDir.getName());
}
}
else
{
filePathProvided = false;
setTargetFileStatus("You may not transfer a directory, please select a single file");
}
}
}
public void setTargetFileStatus(String message)
{
TextView targetFileStatus = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.selected_filename);
targetFileStatus.setText(message);
}
public void sendFile(View view) {
nfcAdapter = NfcAdapter.getDefaultAdapter(this);
// Check whether NFC is enabled on device
if(!nfcAdapter.isEnabled()){
Toast.makeText(this, "Please enable NFC.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
startActivity(new Intent(Settings.ACTION_NFC_SETTINGS));
}
else if(!nfcAdapter.isNdefPushEnabled()) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Please enable Android Beam.",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
startActivity(new Intent(Settings.ACTION_NFCSHARING_SETTINGS));
}
else {
Uri[] mFileUris = new Uri[1];
String fileName=name;
// Retrieve the path to the user's public pictures directory
File fileDirectory = Environment
.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
File fileToTransfer;
fileToTransfer = new File(fileDirectory, fileName);
fileToTransfer.setReadable(true, false);
mFileUris[0] = Uri.fromFile(fileToTransfer);
nfcAdapter.setBeamPushUris(mFileUris, this);
}
}
}
Now, as you can see in my MainActivity, I am setting my directory as Pictures.
File fileDirectory = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
My question is How can I dynamically change my directory every time based on the actual directory value obtained from FileBrowser Activity?
I have already went through the android documentation of How to send files using Android Beam, but didn't find it much useful for my problem. I also went through the android documentation of Environment, but couldn't understand much.
Any help regarding this will really be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

You already have the file selected in OnActivityResult method. Just change
mFileUris[0] = Uri.fromFile(fileToTransfer);
to
mFileUris[0] = Uri.fromFile(targetDir);

Copy file from application Internal memory to external storage in android?

I have an application that saves data to a file called 'sensorLog.txt'. I am not sure where exactly this is stored but I know this is only accessible by the applicationand it is in the internal memory.
I want to be able to write a copy the current file to an external storage when I click on a button "export". I have pasted a small bit of my program, But i am not sure how to copy sensorLog.txt file to the external storage.
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private static final String DEBUG_TAG = "MainActivity";
private Button buttonStartService;
private Button buttonStopService;
private Button buttonSettings;
private Button buttonExport;
private TextView textStatus;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Context context = getApplicationContext();
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
buttonStartService = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_start_service);
buttonStopService = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_stop_service);
buttonSettings = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_settings);
buttonExport = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_export);
textStatus = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text_status);
buttonStartService.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
startSensorService();
}
});
buttonStopService.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
stopSensorService();
}
});
//export button listener
buttonExport.setOnClickListener(export_handler);
}
public void startSensorService() {
// Schedule
AlarmManager scheduler = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), SensorService.class);
PendingIntent scheduledIntent = PendingIntent.getService(getApplicationContext(), 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
// 30 seconds
long interval = 30 * 1000;
scheduler.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis(), interval, scheduledIntent);
Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "Service started");
}
public void stopSensorService() {
// Cancel
AlarmManager scheduler = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, SensorService.class);
PendingIntent scheduledIntent = PendingIntent.getService(getApplicationContext(), 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
scheduler.cancel(scheduledIntent);
Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "Service stopped");
}
View.OnClickListener export_handler = new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v)
{
// Here is the part I am not sure what to do. I want to copy a file sensorLog.txt that has all my sensor information to sd card
String state = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(state))
{
Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "SD card detected");
stopSensorService();
File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
Environment.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS),"SensorLog.txt");
// delete file from the internal storage once exported
context.deleteFile("SensorLog.txt");
startSensorService();
}
else
{
Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "No external storage detected(cannot copy file)");
}
}
};
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
Part where I create sensorLog.txt***(I dont think it is necessary to read for this question but just in case someone needs it)*:
private class SensorServiceLoggerTask extends AsyncTask<SensorFrame, Void, Void> {
#Override
protected Void doInBackground(SensorFrame... frames) {
SensorFrame frame = frames[0];
BufferedWriter bufWr = null;
try {
File file = new File(getApplicationContext().getFilesDir(), "SensorLog.txt");
if (file.exists()) {
// Write to new file
bufWr = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file, true));
} else {
file.createNewFile();
Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "New log file created");
// Append to existing file
bufWr = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file, false));
// Write header
bufWr.append(sensorHeader.toString());
}
// Write frame
bufWr.append(sensorFrame.toString());
bufWr.flush();
Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "Added frame to log");
} catch (IOException ex) {
// TODO: useful error handling
} finally {
// Cleanup
if (bufWr != null) {
try {
bufWr.close();
} catch (IOException ex) {
// TODO: useful error handling
}
}
}
return null;
}
}
I also have 2 more queries:
Lets say I want to append some information at the top of the file just before moving it how can I do that?
My aim is to transfer the sensorLog.txt file from internal to external storage when the export button is pressed. delete or empty the internal sensorLog.txt file and then the same thing happens again if i press export again, then I would have to rename my file when I export it right? would there not be a name clash? How do I handle that? could I give a name dynamically?
Thank you.
EDIT: Some corrections
View.OnClickListener export_handler = new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v)
{
String state = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(state))
{
Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "SD card detected");
stopSensorService();
Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "stopSensorService for file transfer");
//make the timestamp the file name
long TS = System.currentTimeMillis();
StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
stringBuilder.append(TS);
stringBuilder.append(".txt");
String file_name = stringBuilder.toString();
//file name stored in file_name
File file_ext = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
Environment.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS),file_name);
// attempt to create this new directory
//read from sensorLog.txt file
try
{
file_ext.createNewFile();
File file = getBaseContext().getFileStreamPath("sensorLog.txt");
if(file.exists())
{
FileInputStream read_file = openFileInput("sensorLog.txt");
//read contents of internal file
InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = new InputStreamReader(read_file);
BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(inputStreamReader);
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append("Timestamp of export to SD"+TS+"/n");
String line;
while ((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) {
sb.append(line);
}
BufferedWriter bufWr = null;
bufWr = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file_ext, false));
// Write header
bufWr.append(sb.toString());
inputStreamReader.close();
bufWr.close();
read_file.close();
//delete sensor file once exported
getApplicationContext().deleteFile("sensorLog.txt");
}
}
catch(Exception e){}
But for some reason my file is not getting stored in the SD card.

Check out the Android documentation. If you can read your sensorLog.txt file, then you can save it in a String and then save the string to a file in the external storage.

ftp file download result in black screen

I am downloading a file from ftp server. downloading code worked fine, however after download code screen doesn't show anything ,it gets black. Also download function is not returning true value, even the file is being saved in the specified directory.
public class FTPClass{
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_file_player);
StrictMode.ThreadPolicy policy = new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder().permitAll().build();
StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(policy);
Intent intent = getIntent();
dirname = intent.getStringExtra("currentDirName");
MyFTPClient mftp = new MyFTPClient();
createPath = mftp.getAppRootPath().concat("/"+ dirname);
mftp.setCurrentDir(createPath);
System.out.println(mftp.ftpChangeDirectory(createPath));
FTPFile[] farr = mftp.ftpListAllFiles();
System.out.println(farr.length);
for(int i = 0; i<farr.length;i++){
System.out.println("SRC: "+createPath+"/"+farr[i].getName());
String src = createPath+"/"+farr[i].getName();
System.out.println("DEST: "+"/data/data/com.example.ftpplayer" + "/app_"+dirname);
String dest ="/data/data/com.example.ftpplayer" + "/app_"+dirname+"/"+farr[i].getName();
System.out.println(mftp.downloadFile(src,dest));
}
}
}
public class CallingIntent extends Activity{
System.out.println("In item click ");
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), FTPClass.class);
String dir = ((TextView) view).getText().toString();
intent.putExtra("currentDirName", dir);
startActivity(intent);
}
public class MyFTPClient{
public boolean downloadFile(String srcPath , String destPath){
try {
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(destPath);
System.out.println(mftp.retrieveFile(srcPath, fos)); // retrieve file doesn't return true
fos.flush();
fos.close();
return true;
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}catch(IOException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
return false;
}
}

You need to run your code on the background thread, try using an asyncTask.

Display SD Card path to select for storing a download file

I'm writting an app, which lets user to input URL then select the location to put the downloaded file. But I'm get stuck in the 2nd step.
All I want to do is display the location like this:
And return the path to location.
Anyone has the solution? Thanks in advance!
PS: Display the external storage.

Create activity
public class ... extend activity
{
string path = "/";
public void onResume()
{
...
setContentView(..);
if (getIntent().hasExtra("path"))
{
path = getIntent().getStringExtra("path");
}
listview = findviewbyid(R.id.listview);
listview.setAdapter(new adapter(path));
listview.setOnItemClickListener(this);
}
public void onActivityResult(result)
{
if (resultOK) ...
}
public void onclicklisteneer(view,pos,id)
{
if (dir)
{
Intent intent = new Intent(this, this.class);
intent.put("path",path+" "+view.getAdapter().getItem(pos))
intent.setFlag(FLAG_NEW_TASK)
startActivityForResult(intent)
}
else if (file)
{
setResult(Result_OK);
finish();
}
}
}

This is how I do, and it works for me:
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_tree_view);
File dir = new File("/sdcard");
ArrayList<String> folders = new ArrayList<String>();
final File[] fileList = dir.listFiles();
if (fileList == null){
Toast msg = Toast.makeText(this, "No files", 3000);
msg.show();
}else{
for (File f:fileList){
if (f.isDirectory()){
folders.add(f.getName());
}
}
final ListView lvFolder = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.lvTree);
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_selectable_list_item, folders);
lvFolder.setAdapter(adapter);
lvFolder.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View v,
int position, long id) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Object o = lvFolder.getItemAtPosition(position);
String fullObject = (String)o;
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "You have chosen: " + " " + fullObject.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
}
}