Er...  this is not windows, you should use '/' as your path separator.  Also
you really should retrieve the path to the sd card instead of hard-coding
it.

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 11:16 PM, pradeep <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> hi all,
>
> the below program which i got form net. i am able to create the file
> a.txt but the onEvent fuction is not being called as the Log.e
> (........); is not getting logged.
>
> plz help me out.
>
>
> *************************************************************start of
> the program*******************************************************
> package com.home.files;
>
> import java.io.File;
> import java.io.IOException;
>
> import android.app.Activity;
> import android.os.Bundle;
> import android.os.FileObserver;
> import android.util.Log;
>
> public class filesystem extends Activity
> {
>        public static final String TAG="filesystem";
>        public FileObserver observer;
>        @Override
>        public void onCreate(Bundle icicle)
>        {
>                super.onCreate(icicle);
>                setContentView(R.layout.main);
>                observer=new FileObserver("\\sdcard\\tmp"){
>                        @Override
>                        public void onEvent(int event, String path)
>                        {
>                                Log.e(TAG,"onevent");
>                                if(event == FileObserver.CREATE){
>                                        Log.e(TAG, "File created [" + path +
> "]");
>                                }
>                                else if(event == FileObserver.DELETE){
>                                        Log.e(TAG, "File deleted [" + path +
> "]");
>                                }
>                        }
>                };
>                observer.startWatching();
>                File f=new File("\\sdcard\\tmp\\a.txt");
>
>                        try {
>                                f.createNewFile();
>                                observer.stopWatching();
>                                Log.e(TAG,"file created");
>                        }
>                        catch (IOException e) { }
>
>
>        }
> }
>
> **************************************End of the
>
> program******************************************************************************
>
> On Jan 6, 12:56 pm, "Dianne Hackborn" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Use android.os.FileObserver.
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 5:19 AM, pradeep <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > how to get notifications if i make any change in file system like i
> > > add a file or delete a file.
> >
> > --
> > 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.  All such questions should be posted on public
> > forums, where I and others can see and answer them.
> >
>


-- 
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.  All such questions should be posted on public
forums, where I and others can see and answer them.

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