On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > So just to clarify (as I have no access to the other app and what it > calls, in this case the other app is the OS-standard 'share/send' > functionality),
Share/send is not an app. It is a convention for applications to interact with each other, that is *designed* around the approach I suggest. > I override the openFile() method in my app's content > provider, and then when I trigger the 'share' functionality and pass > it in the Uri to the file, the share functionality will then make a > call to openFileDescriptor() which will call my overridden > openFile()... correct? > Yes. > Anything special I need to do to trigger this workflow, other than the > standard: > No that is the standard way it works. Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND); > share.setType(getString(R.string.note_default_mime_png)); > There is no reason for this string to come from a resource; it is not something that gets localized, it is just a constant. > share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(shareFileCopy)); > startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share"), > ACTIVITY_SHARE); > ACTION_SEND is not specified to return anything, so if you are getting any result at all you can't count on what you get back being useful. -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] 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. -- 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
