I'm not receiving any error. Its just that when I click the button in my application which should call a function to go online and download data to the news.txt file, nothing happens.
My Manifest reads as follows: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; package="com.organiser.college" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0.0"> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></ uses-permission> <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/ app_name"> <activity android:name=".CollegeOrganiser" android:label="@string/app_name"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> </application> </manifest> On Mar 21, 11:29 pm, "Mark Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, I used the code you suggested Simon in this way, > > > try{ > > > URL myURL = new URL("http://www.indulec.ie/weather.txt";); > > > URLConnection conn = myURL.openConnection(); > > conn.connect(); > > > BufferedReader is = new BufferedReader(new > > InputStreamReader > > (conn.getInputStream(), "UTF8")); > > > FileOutputStream fOut = openFileOutput("news.txt", > > MODE_WORLD_READABLE); > > > OutputStreamWriter osw = new OutputStreamWriter(fOut, > > "UTF8"); > > > String istr; > > > while ((istr = is.readLine()) != null) > > osw.write(istr+"\n"); > > osw.close(); > > } > > catch (IOException e) { > > throw new RuntimeException(e); > > > } > > > but it doesn't seem to be editing my news.txt file. I have it saved in > > the assets folder of my application. Is this correct? > > You are attempting to download news.txt. Given your code, when downloaded, > that file will appear in: > > /data/data/your.package.here/files > > > I have <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></ > > uses-permission> included in my Manifest, this just has to be > > physically typed in right? I don't need to add it in some way. > > No, but it might be in the wrong spot. If you could, post both your > AndroidManifest.xml that you are using with the above code and the actual > Java error you are receiving (via adb logcat, DDMS, the DDMS perspective > in Eclipse). > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
