I think zip files can be sent via gmail. I've found the problem and is
about the path passed to the next method
works with
sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(new File("/
sdcard/file")));
instead "file:///sdcard/file"Cheers, On Dec 5, 9:47 am, "Dexter's Brain" <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess, gmail doesn't support zip files. You can try sending the zip > with any other mail client (of course with some other provider as > well) and check. > > GMail doesn't allow you to send zip files from the browser too.. > > Thanks and Regards, > Kumar Bibek > > http://tech-droid.blogspot.com > > On Dec 4, 10:50 pm, Dustin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I had a similar issue and found that the file was not readable by the > > mail app (running as a different user). Is /sdcard/test.zip world > > readable when viewed via the shell? > > > -dustin > > > On Dec 4, 4:14 am, PedroFraca<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi All. > > > > I'm trying to send a zip file as mail attachment, in the ADP1 when > > > mail is composed it shows the zip file as attached but don't sends it. > > > This is the code I'm using: > > > > // Setup the recipient in a String array > > > String[] mailto = {"[email protected]"}; > > > // Create a new Intent to send messages > > > Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND); > > > // Add attributes to the intent > > > sendIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); > > > sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, mailto); > > > sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,"test"); > > > sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,"test"); > > > > sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, > > > Uri.fromFile(new File > > > ("file:///sdcard/test.zip"))); > > > sendIntent.setType("application/zip"); > > > > > > > this.myContext.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sendIntent, > > > "Email:")); > > > > Cheers, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
