On Nov 17, 7:06 am, Streets Of Boston <flyingdutc...@gmail.com> wrote: > When using openInputStream on the content-resolver, the returned input- > stream is not as 'flexible' as a FileInputStream. For example, > FileInputStreams can be retried if something goes wrong. The one > returned by openInputStream can not.
What is an example of "something going wrong"? Are there Exceptions you would catch and ignore while reading a FileInputStream? > > Togetthe fully qualifiedpath-name to the image-file(jpg/png), > query theUriof the image and obtain the value of the DATA ("_data") > column. This value is a String, the fully-qualifiedpathto the imagefile. Then > you can create a FileInputStream from thisfile. > > On Nov 17, 4:08 am, MrChaz <mrchazmob...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > If I remember rightly, the gallery returns you a contenturi > > so you'll want to do something like: getContentResolver > > ().openInputStream(uri) > > > On Nov 17, 5:53 am, Abhi <abhishek.r.sha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Dianne, > > > > I am trying to do the following. > > > > I have an Image viewer where in the user picks an Image from within > > > the gallery. Theurito that selected Image is available to me. Now, I > > > want to use thisURIinformation and send it as afileover a socket > > > using FileInputStream. Is this a valid syntax to perform the above > > > action? > > > > FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(uri.getPath()); // > > > Hereuriis theURIof the selected Image > > > byte[] buffer = new byte[fis.available()]; > > > fis.read(buffer); > > > > ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream > > > (socket.getOutputStream()); > > > oos.writeObject(buffer); > > > > Please help me to move forward. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Abhi- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en