I find this a little weird when all my other test programs have worked
fine to install on my phone. This is the only one so far.
I thought that was exactly what I did when I export the program
through the file menu in eclipse. Because then I have to create a key
and I think make up an alias to sign it with. Is this something else?

André

On Jan 28, 1:31 pm, Sean Hodges <[email protected]> wrote:
> Make sure you sign your APK before trying to use it on your phone.
>
> http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/guide/publishing/app-signing.html
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:48 AM, André <[email protected]> wrote:
> > That worked fine!
> > Thank you!
>
> > Now my only problem is that my HTC Tattoo doesn't want to install the
> > apk when I want to test it! =(
>
> > André
>
> > On Jan 28, 11:19 am, Sean Hodges <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Sorry, I really wasn't on the ball yesterday :)
>
> >> What you want is:
>
> >> String TESTSTRING = bodyText.getText().toString();
>
> >> Just for a little background:
>
> >> Your bodyText object is what's called a View in Android, it contains a
> >> lot more info than just the contents of the text field (such as its
> >> size and appearance). To get the text in the field you need to call
> >> bodyText.getText(), which will return the current text value wrapped
> >> in an object called an Editable.
>
> >> The reason it returns an Editable instead of a String is fairly
> >> subtle, but if you understand the concept of "immutable" objects you'd
> >> have an idea to its purpose, the API describes it in more 
> >> detail:http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/reference/android/text/Editable....
>
> >> Ultimately, your OutputStreamWriter needs a String to work, which we
> >> can get by calling the toString() method.
>
> >> Hope it helps.
>
> >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:08 PM, André <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > Thank you.
>
> >> > I have tried to do what you wrote. Not sure if I did it right because
> >> > I still get a problem. When I put String TESTSTRING = bodyText.getText
> >> > (); inside of the onClick method I get a red line under
> >> > bodyText.getText(). If i hold my mouse over it suggests me to change
> >> > String TESTSTRING do Editable TESTSTRING. If i do that osw.write is
> >> > wrong and wants to change TESTSTRING to an int.
>
> >> > Any suggestions?
>
> >> > André
>
> >> > On Jan 27, 6:36 pm, Sean Hodges <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> Ah, something I missed before...
>
> >> >> To get the text out of your EditText view, you want to do this:
>
> >> >> String TESTSTRING = bodyText.getText();
>
> >> >> The String() class does not accept EditText objects, you need to
> >> >> retrieve the string that is contained inside your bodyText object.
>
> >> >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Sean Hodges
>
> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> > The problem is that you are referencing a non-final variable
> >> >> > ("bodyText") that is outside the scope of your View.OnClickListener()
> >> >> > inner class.
>
> >> >> > You need to make bodyText final, so that it can be accessed from
> >> >> > inside your anonymous inner class. You do not need to make TESTSTRING
> >> >> > final, though doing so should do no harm (unless later on you try to
> >> >> > re-assign it to another string).
>
> >> >> > Your code should end up looking something like this:
> >> >> >http://pastebin.com/f4895dad4
>
> >> >> > Make sure you are familiar with the concepts of the final keyword. It
> >> >> > is important to understand how it affects the variables you apply it
> >> >> > to. In particular, take a look at the "Anonymous Inner Classes"
> >> >> > section on this article:
> >> >> >http://renaud.waldura.com/doc/java/final-keyword.shtml#vars.
>
> >> >> > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:14 PM, André <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >> I tried that now but get the same problem.
>
> >> >> >> here is a screen shot of it:
>
> >> >> >>http://www.andreborud.com/android/android-problem-2.jpg
>
> >> >> >> André
>
> >> >> >> On Jan 27, 5:39 pm, Justin Anderson <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >>> Why are you using the final keyword?  I think that is the source of 
> >> >> >>> your
> >> >> >>> problem.  Remove that and I would be that everything will work out.
>
> >> >> >>> In java, "final" is more-or-less equivalent to "const" in c++.  
> >> >> >>> Since you
> >> >> >>> are setting this variable every time a button is clicked I don't 
> >> >> >>> think you
> >> >> >>> want to set this to final.
>
> >> >> >>> I am curious though... what exactly is the error that you are 
> >> >> >>> getting?
>
> >> >> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >> >>> There are only 10 types of people in the world...
> >> >> >>> Those who know binary and those who don't.
> >> >> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> >> >> >>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:26 AM, André <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >>> > Hello,
>
> >> >> >>> > I'm sure there has been a lot of questions like this here 
> >> >> >>> > already. But
> >> >> >>> > I haven't been able to find an answer to my question is. I'm still
> >> >> >>> > very new to this so it's probably something very simple.
> >> >> >>> > What I am trying is to save text from a edittext window, it works 
> >> >> >>> > fine
> >> >> >>> > if I have a pre-written text. Any suggestion on how I should make 
> >> >> >>> > this
> >> >> >>> > work?
>
> >> >> >>> > Bellow you can see what I have tried! The row with the stars is 
> >> >> >>> > what
> >> >> >>> > eclipse doesn't accept.
>
> >> >> >>> > private EditText bodyText;
>
> >> >> >>> >   �...@override
> >> >> >>> >    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
> >> >> >>> >        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
> >> >> >>> >        setContentView(R.layout.main);
>
> >> >> >>> >        bodyText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.body);
> >> >> >>> >        Button confirmButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.confirm);
> >> >> >>> >        confirmButton.setOnClickListener(new 
> >> >> >>> > View.OnClickListener() {
>
> >> >> >>> >                public void onClick(View view) {
> >> >> >>> >                        try {
> >> >> >>> >                            final String TESTSTRING = new 
> >> >> >>> > String(bodyText);
>
> >> >> >>> > ***************************************************************************
> >> >> >>> >  *****
>
> >> >> >>> >                            FileOutputStream fOut =
> >> >> >>> > openFileOutput("samplefile.txt",
> >> >> >>> > MODE_WORLD_READABLE);
> >> >> >>> >                            OutputStreamWriter osw = new
> >> >> >>> > OutputStreamWriter(fOut);
>
> >> >> >>> >                            osw.write(TESTSTRING);
>
> >> >> >>> >                            osw.flush();
> >> >> >>> >                            osw.close();
>
> >> >> >>> >                        } catch (IOException ioe) {
> >> >> >>> >                            ioe.printStackTrace();
> >> >> >>> >                        }
> >> >> >>> >                }
>
> >> >> >>> >            });
> >> >> >>> >        }
> >> >> >>> > }
>
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