What you propose is fine.
- dave
www.androidbook.com
On Mar 11, 3:48 pm, Stormtap Studios <r...@stormtapstudios.com> wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I plan on using the following code to write to the SD card:
>
> try {
> File root = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
> File outFile = new File(root, "filename.ext");
> FileWriter gpxwriter = new FileWriter(gpxfile);
> BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(gpxwriter);
> out.write("Hello world");
> out.close();} catch (IOException e) {
>
> Log.e(TAG, "Could not write file " + e.getMessage());
>
> }
>
> With the plan that if an exception is triggered I will then assume
> that the SD card is not available (it's missing or maybe physically
> set to read only) and revert to writing to built-in memory.
>
> Is that jumping the gun? Do I need to do anything to the SD card
> before I use it in my app? Do I need to mount it or check whether
> it's mounted or writable? I've been having trouble finding an answer
> to this in the reference docs.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rob
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