On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Mrinal <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to develop a DLNA client. I want the user to see all the > playable data (not at the same time) on the network. > I wanted to store the information of the media in some form of a > database. I tried to use MediaService to scan a particular media > > http://10.205.111.81:10243/WMPNSSv4/2201497635/1_ezQ3MzNGOERCLTE4MkMtNDBEOC1BQTNDLUZFOTg1RjUyQTlBRX0uMC44.mp4
That is not a file. That is a URL. The scanFile() method on MediaScannerConnection works on files -- in other words, paths to files on the local filesystem. > Is it possible to scan a file and add it to the MediaStore db Yes, but you don't have a file. A URL is not a file. > or will > I have to create my own scanning service and db for this. If you want to maintain a database of URLs and metadata about those URLs, you would write that yourself, or simply obtain the details from a Web service you put on the Web server. > Also how would i scan a file in android. Since you don't have a file, there is nothing for you to scan. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in Oslo: http://bit.ly/fjBo24 -- 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
