this is excellent news!

this has always been a mega-pain to work around.

thanks
j


>local file access from the browser will be available in one of the 
>upcoming sdk releases. thanks!
>
>2009/9/8 riosalado <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]>
>
>Hi Megha,
>
>Could you provide more details on:
>
>1) Based on what kind of "security reason" consideration, Android does
>not allow Browser to access local html files?
>2) Now Android includes an HTMLViewer application to view local HTML
>files. Does HTMLViewer avoid the "security reason" in the Browser?
>3) What risks it may cause to open up the Browser's local HTML file
>access?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Miao
>
>
>On Aug 20 2008, 4:46 pm, "Megha Joshi" 
><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
>>  For security reasons, WebView does not allow "file:" access any more. If you
>>  want the link to be loaded in your activity, you should provide a
>>  WebViewClient and implement shouldOverrideUrlLoading with { return false; }
>>
>
>  > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:34 PM, 
><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <
>
>  >
>>  <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>  > I used WebView to display rich content emails (I'm writing a mail
>>  > client). It worked well loading URI such as
>>  > file://sdcard/filewhateveryouwant.xxx
>>  > ...
>>  > Now I upgraded to 0.9 and Android OS is displaying me a page with "The
>>  > requested file was not found."
>>
>>  > Maybe a PERMISSION issue?
>>
>>  > On 19 Ago, 20:36, "Megha Joshi" 
>><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
>>  > > Browser does not support viewing local files...
>>
>>  > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 12:38 AM, Peli 
>><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>  > > > Is it possible to open a local file in the browser?
>>
>>  > > > In the Android browser, I tried menu / go to:
>>  > > > file:///sdcard/test.html
>>
>>  > > > I always receive the error message:
>>  > > > "Web page not available.
>>  > > > The web page at file:///sdcard/test.html could not be loaded as:
>>  > > > The requested file was not found."
>>
>>  > > > even though the files exist in /sdcard/test.html.
>>  > > > Do I have to use a different URL, or put files into a different
>>  > > > folder?
>>
>>  > > > Peli
>>
>>  > > > PS: From within an application, there seems to be a way to load local
>>  > > > files:
>>
>>  > > > "The prefix "file:///android_asset/" will cause WebView to load
>>  > > > content from the current application's assets folder."
>>  > > 
>> ><http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html>http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html
>
>
>
>

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