You probably have to use MediaScanner:
http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/media/MediaScannerConnection.html
Peli
On Oct 22, 6:39 am, "for android" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh thanks Peli.Now I am able to see those files.Thanks very much.
>
> However i wanted to know where is there a way to progrmatically scan the Dev
> Tools.
>
> Thanks
> Guru
>
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > You have to click "Dev Tools" (or "Ze Dev Tools") / Media scanner.
> > Once the sd card has been scanned, you should see your mp3 file in the
> > media player.
>
> > Peli
>
> > On Oct 21, 2:28 pm, "for android" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Yes i see the file by the way you have specified.
>
> > > Let me explain once more.I download an mp3 and save it in the
> > SDCard.After i
> > > have saved it,should it not reflect in the mp3 files of the music icon
> > that
> > > is present on the phone.What should i do so that the file which I
> > download
> > > or save be visible in the Music or Pictures present in the phone.
>
> > > Thanks
> > > Guru.
>
> > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > I also don't understand what you do to check that you don't see the
> > > > file on the SD card.
> > > > Do you mean a real SD card that you inserted physically into your
> > > > computer?
>
> > > > Could you explain this in more detail?
>
> > > > Can you try the following in a DOS window:
> > > > adb shell
> > > > cd sdcard
> > > > ls
>
> > > > Do you see your file then?
>
> > > > Peli
>
> > > > On Oct 21, 12:45 pm, "for android" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > any help?
>
> > > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 11:26 AM, for android <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Thanks Mega for looking into this
>
> > > > > > I am seeing the sdcard from the emulator..When i start the emulator
> > i
> > > > have
> > > > > > given the option in eclipse of the location of the sdcard.So after
> > i
> > > > > > download the file I want to view this file in the SDcard.I only see
> > > > this the
> > > > > > file in the DDMS mode,so the file has actually been downloaded.But
> > I
> > > > have
> > > > > > not been able to figure out as to what stops me from seeing the
> > file in
> > > > the
> > > > > > sdcard.
>
> > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > Guru
>
> > > > > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Megha Joshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > >> 2008/10/15 guru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > > > > >>> I needed to download a file and store it in my sdcard.I first
> > save it
> > > > > >>> by writing in the output stream(by using openFileOutput) in the
> > > > > >>> application package.From here I copy it to my SDCard and its
> > written
> > > > > >>> on my SDCard.But when i see my SDCard in the file in the DDMS
> > mode i
> > > > > >>> am able to see that file,
>
> > > > > >> If you see the file on your sdcard in the ddms file explorer it
> > > > should be
> > > > > >> there.
>
> > > > > >>> but in the SDCard i was not able to see that
> > > > > >>> file.
>
> > > > > >> Its not clear how you are viewing the sdcard in this case.
>
> > > > > >>> Please could anyone tell how can this be acheived.
>
> > > > > >>> heres the code snippet i use.
>
> > > > > >>> String fileName = "myFileName";
> > > > > >>> File bufferedFile = new File("/sdcard/"+fileName);
>
> > > > copyFiletoSDCard(downloadingMediaFile,bufferedFile.getAbsolutePath());
>
> > > > > >>> private void copyFiletoSDCard(File fromFile, String fileName) {
> > > > > >>> FileInputStream from = null;
> > > > > >>> FileOutputStream to = null;
> > > > > >>> try {
> > > > > >>> from =
> > > > context.openFileInput(fromFile.getName());
> > > > > >>> to = new FileOutputStream(fileName);
> > > > > >>> byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
> > > > > >>> int bytesRead;
>
> > > > > >>> while ((bytesRead = from.read(buffer)) !=
> > -1)
> > > > > >>> to.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead); //
> > > > write
> > > > > >>> } catch(IOException ioException){
> > > > > >>> Log.i(getClass().getName(),"ioException
> > Msg");
>
> > > > > >>> Log.i(getClass().getName(),ioException.getMessage());
> > > > > >>> ioException.printStackTrace();
> > > > > >>> }finally {
> > > > > >>> if (from != null)
> > > > > >>> try {
> > > > > >>> from.close();
> > > > > >>> } catch (IOException e) {
> > > > > >>> ;
> > > > > >>> }
> > > > > >>> if (to != null)
> > > > > >>> try {
> > > > > >>> to.close();
> > > > > >>> } catch (IOException e) {
> > > > > >>> ;
> > > > > >>> }
> > > > > >>> }
>
> > > > > >>> }
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