You can't.

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Francesco Pace <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks Dianne.
> But, in my java application, I have to copy total internal memory on my
> sdcard, how I do it?
> Precisely, I want read my contact data, my sms data and my calendar data
> (events) and copy all on sdcard.
> Can you help me?
>
> 2009/5/11 Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]>
>
>>  Correct, applications can't read that directory.  They can only read
>> their own sub-directiry,
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:10 AM, Cecco <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> sorry for my english, I'am an italian student.
>>> I need help. I have to open, from my application, /data directory, but
>>> using the "ls -l" command in adb shell, I read following lines :
>>>
>>> drwxrwx--x System System      2009-05-08   11:28 data
>>>
>>> and when I launch this code :
>>>
>>> File data = new File("/data");
>>> if(data.isDirectory()){
>>>   Log.v(TAG, "directory");
>>> }
>>> String []child = data.list();
>>> Log.v(TAG, String.valueOf(child.length));
>>>
>>> I have this output :
>>>
>>> "directory
>>>  0
>>> "
>>>
>>> So my application is not able to read files located into this
>>> directory.
>>> Somebody can help me?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> >
>


-- 
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.

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