davemac, Thanks for the answer. I didn't know you had to scan the file for it to be recognized by the Gallery.
Worked like a charm. I really appreciate it Thanks! On Dec 27, 7:54 am, davemac <[email protected]> wrote: > After you have your new image file on the sdcard you need to use a > MediaScannerConnection to make it known to the Gallery. The method is > scanFile. It's best for your activity to implement the > MediaScannerConnectionClient interface, and the two callbacks to > coordinate the addition of your new image file. > > - dave > > On Dec 26, 10:50 pm, Mike M <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hey all, > > > I am saving an image taken by the camera to a unique folder on the > > sdcard. The image saves fine, but I cannot view it in the Gallery. I > > can see it in the file system, but I cannot view the image in the > > Gallery app until I reboot the phone or mount the sdcard, and then > > umount. > > > Here's the code: > > > public static void saveImageToCard (Bitmap bm, String title, > > String description, Context context) { > > > //replace and append the title with the correct extension > > title = title.replace(" ", "_") + ".jpg"; > > > File Directory = new > > File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory > > () + "/myFolder"); > > File file = new File(Directory.getAbsoluteFile() + "/" + > > title); > > > if (!Directory.exists()) { > > Directory.mkdirs(); > > } > > > try { > > FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file); > > bm.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, fos); > > fos.close(); > > } catch (IOException e) { > > e.printStackTrace(); > > } > > > } > > > As I said, the file is saved fine, I can see it in the FS, and I can > > view it after the card has been umounted/mounted or rebooted. Is it > > an issue that I'm not correctly closing the file?? I don't think > > that's it, but I'm not sure why I can't view the image. I believe I > > tried saving the file using getContentResolver().insert() and didn't > > have this issue, but I want to save the images to a specific folder > > that I create. > > > Any ideas? > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Mike -- 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
