Sorry for not being clear from the start Mark - my bad. When the app reaches the createNewFile() method it quits (I thought it was stalling on that method but I was wrong). I think that method is the problem in my case.
I did use adb push to copy files to the emulator's "filesystem" so that answers that question - I could play around with that from my app and see how the file i/o works since I am new to it on the Android. How would I go about creating/finding an SD card image for the emulator? On Jul 14, 3:31 pm, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 3:20 PM, kypriakos <demet...@ece.neu.edu> wrote: > > The Environment.getExternalFilesDir() does return /sdcard and although > > empty it still stalls on writing the file out. > > I have no idea what "stalls" means in this context. You need an SD > card (or SD card image for the emulator), and you need the > WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission. > > > What package carries the getFilesDir()? > > That is a method on Context, and therefore is available to all > subclasses of Context, like Activity. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to *Advanced* Android Development_ Version 1.9 > Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
