Hi Mark, Thanks for reply, is there any methods to read non-local file (file present outside my application specific area).
Arvind -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Murphy Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [android-developers] Re: Getting error when trying to read file : java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: File /data/testing.txt contains a path separator Chandrakar Aravind-rqj386 wrote: > I am trying to read non-local txt file, but I am getting error: > > java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: File /data/testing.txt > contains a path separator You probably don't have a file at /data/testing.txt. > My code is like that: > > FileInputStream _orifile_ = > openFileInput("/data//_samplefile_._txt_"); openFileInput() accepts relative paths only. No leading slashes are allowed. openFileInput() represents files stored in an application-specific storage area. getFilesDir() will tell you where this is, IIRC. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 1.9 Available! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
