You don't. Use Context to create files and get the paths to your app's directories.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 6:47 AM, prajapatmanoj <[email protected]>wrote: > > Hi > > I am new to Android and creating my first application. > > I want to create a file in the current directory. Basically I have a > file bundled with aplication package as raw resource. I want to make a > copy of this file in the current file. The reason to create copy in > current directory is that I want my file reading code in native java, > portable code. > > To write a file in current directory I am doing following: > > String currentdir = System.getProperty("user.dir"); > String destination = currentdir + "test.txt"; > File fileCon = new File(destination); > if( ! fileCon.exists() ){ > fileCon.createNewFile(); > } > > But on createNewFile statement it is throwing IOException with > following message > > java.io.IOException: Parent directory of file is not writable: > temp.txt > > So my query is how can I create a file on current directory? The > location current directory is important here as I do not want to make > use of device specific hardcoded path or any Android API while reading > the file. This is so I want my file reading code portable. > > Thanks > > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
