[android-developers] Associate Browser to File Type

[tekmunki]

I'm attempting to write a simple app that associates a file type to
the browser;  this is assuming the browser will open the file
locally...  If this doesn't work, the local file - editor will be
fine.

I have an option of auto-mailing .ELC files from a custom app,  they
are basically html formatted TEXT or TXT only files;  I would like to
associate the .elc extension so that it will open direct from mail
rather than just "Save to SD Card" as a mail option.


Here's the code I'm at right now;

AndroidManifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";
      package="com.tekmunki.ELCViewer"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/
app_name">
        <activity android:name=".ELCViewer"
                  android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category
android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
                <category
android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category
android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
                <data android:mimeType="text/elc" />
                <data android:mimeType="application/elc" />
                <data android:mimeType="file/elc" />
        </activity>
        </intent-filter>
    </application>
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="2" ></uses-sdk>
</manifest>




ELCViewer.java:

package com.tekmunki.ELCViewer;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class ELCViewer extends Activity {
   /** Called when the activity is first created. */
   @Override
   public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
       TextView tv = new TextView(this);
       tv.setText("ELC Viewer Installed!  Now, when you receive the
ELC files, they will open in the browser.");
       setContentView(tv);
   }
}



1) How do I make the browser associated with the ELCViewer Activity?
     (Do I need to make a second activity,  or can that all be done in
the manifest?)
2) How do I make it persist after the app has been ran once?


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