Will you be developing something similar to Java Web Start for distribution? - Anil
On Mar 26, 8:57 pm, "Jean-Baptiste Queru" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, I'm the Google engineer who works on that area of Android. > > Indeed, the download system is still under development, and you can expect > to see changes there at some point. > > The two key aspects that you need to know is that: > -the MIME type is what matters. The URI extension is not relevant in this > case. > -in order for the files to be downloaded and for your app to be launched, your > application needs to register as a viewer the MIME type of your files > (Intent.VIEW_ACTION). > > There's a high probability that in the long run the files downloaded from the > browser will be saved on the SD card (which the emulator can emulate). > However, I am not sure what the exact behavior is in the currently available > SDKs. > > (For what it's worth, at the implementation level, there's indeed going to be > some code that involves some content providers and some permissions, but > at your level you don't need to worry about that, that's only used by the > browser to manage its downloads). > > JBQ > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:52 PM, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This stuff is still under development, but I believe right now it is > > downloaded into a content provider that anyone can access. In the > > future, this will be downloaded to a more sophisticated download > > manager, that maintains per-item permissions so only the application > > requesting a download can access the files it is downloading, and it > > can then allow other applications to access particular uris -- such as > > when the user clicks on one of the downloads, granting the launched > > activity permission to open that particular uri. > > > On Mar 26, 3:29 pm, Amos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks for your reply, Dianne! > > > > I'll register my Activity like you specified. > > > > But how will I be able to access the downloaded file. Will it be > > > downloaded to a temp location and have global read permission set on > > > it? How will the file's path be passed to me using the Intent sent by > > > the browser? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Amos > > > > On Mar 26, 7:02 pm, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > All of Android's file mappings are based on MIME types. As long as > > > > your web server is returning the correct MIME type, you can implement > > > > an activity that says it knows how to VIEW that MIME type and it will > > > > be launched when the user clicks on such a file after downloading it. > > > > > On Mar 26, 3:34 am,Amos<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I would like to implement the following scenario: > > > > > > When a user browses a web page withBrowserand clicks a link with a > > > > > special file extension (which is unique to my application, such as > > > > > "www.mysite.com/somefile.xxx"), that file will be downloaded and then > > > > > my application launched to view the downloaded file. > > > > > > I'd like thebrowserto handle the file download if possible, and when > > > > > it's done start one of my activities and provide the file to it. > > > > > > This is desktop behavior and I'm not sure it conforms to the Android > > > > > intent/content provider way of doing things - but this is what I'd > > > > > like to happen. > > > > > > Any ideas or pointers? > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > >Amos --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
