Yup, thats better. :) Kumar Bibek http://techdroid.kbeanie.com http://www.kbeanie.com
On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Bob Kerns <r...@acm.org> wrote: > Actually, use: > > File pathDir = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(); > > That is, don't use toString() unless and until you actually need it. A > File object is more useful. > > Don't perform string operations to construct file paths. For example, > write > > File logDir = new File(pathDir, "logg"); > logDir.mkdirs(); > File logFile = new File(logDir, generateLogDirName()); > OutputStream logStream = new FileOutputStream(logfile); > BufferedWriter logWriter = new BufferedWriter(new > OutputStreamWriter(logStream, "UTF-8")); > > No toString() method needed -- wanted! > > On Jan 14, 6:58 am, Kumar Bibek <coomar....@gmail.com> wrote: > > The abolute path to the external storage might be different. The correct > way > > to access the path is > > > > String fPathDir = > > Environment. > > getExternalStorageDirectory().toString(); > > > > Don't care what it returns, just use this. > > > > Kumar Bibekhttp://techdroid.kbeanie.comhttp://www.kbeanie.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Nroblex <aselb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello Gurus! > > > > > I am very new to java and Android development. So this is perhaps a > > > very simple question for you. > > > > > I am developing on a HTC Desire and I am trying to create a loggdir on > > > my storage card. > > > if I use the suggested function getExternalStorageDirectory like this > > > "String fPathDir = > > > Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString();" > > > this returns /mnt/SdCard and not /SdCard. > > > > > if I try to create a directory on in "/mnt/SdCard/logg" > > > with mkdirs() it throws an exception, but if I create a directory in > > > > > "/SdCard/logg" mkdirs() is successfull > > > > > What am I missing here? > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > //Nroblex > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><android-developers%2Bunsubs > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
