> Well no idea from just your paragraph description there. :) This API
> certainly works -- it is used a lot, for things like inflating the UI of app
> widgets.
>
The following is the routine that I wrote to test the function. The
call to manager.getPackageInfo works, but the call to
GetPackageContents returns null.
private void Test()
{
String pkg = "com.gabysoft.quizardwidget";
PackageManager manager = getPackageManager();
PackageInfo info;
try
{
info = manager.getPackageInfo(pkg, 0);
int v = info.versionCode;
}
catch (NameNotFoundException e)
{
}
Context c = GetPackageContext(pkg, CONTEXT_INCLUDE_CODE);
File file = c.getDir("data", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
String path = file.getAbsolutePath();
}
> Oh my. Well personally I would really strongly discourage doing that. I
> think you are going to end up with continual pain in app maintenance, not to
> mention support for your users dealing with multiple apps like this.
I actually tend to agree, but I really hate to force the user to
install the app to internal memory (there is a fair amount of
content). The feedback I have gotten so far from the users that I
have asked is that they would rather see a separate app than loose the
ability to install on the SD card. Is there ANY other way to deal
with this?
Thanks.
On Jan 16, 4:46 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 4:21 PM, John Gaby <jg...@gabysoft.com> wrote:
> > This seems to be what I am looking for, however, when I call it with
> > the package name of the other app, it returns null (I get nothing from
> > logCat either). I can use the PackageManager and retrieve the info
> > for that same package, so I am pretty sure I have the name correct and
> > the app is installed. Do you have any ideas about what might be
> > wrong?
>
> Well no idea from just your paragraph description there. :) This API
> certainly works -- it is used a lot, for things like inflating the UI of app
> widgets.
>
> > I am using a sharedUserId, however, the two apps are unified. In
> > fact, I would much rather have just a SINGLE app. However, I want the
> > user to be able to install the app to the SD card, but it includes a
> > AppWidget component (which is optionally used) which cannot reside on
> > the SC card. This seems to be forcing me to create two apps, may main
> > app, and a separate app to handle the AppWidget. If there is a better
> > way to do this, I am all ears.
>
> Oh my. Well personally I would really strongly discourage doing that. I
> think you are going to end up with continual pain in app maintenance, not to
> mention support for your users dealing with multiple apps like this.
>
> --
> Dianne Hackborn
> Android framework engineer
> hack...@android.com
>
> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
> provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such
> questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and
> answer them.
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