Check out some code I wrote in a side project that can do it. https://github.com/macdonst/corinthian Simon Mac Donald http://hi.im/simonmacdonald
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Max Woghiren <m...@google.com> wrote: > You're right about the FileUtils API, but I need a Cordova File object to > access those methods. <input type="file"> yields a native File object, so, > for instance, I can't use FileWriter with it. Native File objects also > don't have full paths, which are useful (eg. for FileTransfer.upload, which > requires a full path). > > A file chooser would provide the full path, with which a Cordova FileEntry > can be created. > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm not familiar with Chrome's API, but I believe that there is a >> FileUtils API as well as the File Picker that Simon added a release >> ago that fires an intent to pick a file if you have a file picker >> installed. (Note: I don't use one, so it brings up the Gallery, Audio >> Player and other things associated with the intent, which is >> technically the correct behaviour). >> >> To use the file picker, you just have <input type="file">. >> >> Joe >> >> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Max Woghiren <m...@chromium.org> wrote: >> > Hi everyone, >> > >> > I'm implementing Chrome's file system API using Cordova. On iOS, this >> uses >> > the Camera API. However, on Android, Camera isn't sufficient since we >> can >> > access more than just images and videos, so I need a more general file >> > chooser. It would be very similar to what exists in >> > CameraLauncher.getImage, but with a broader intent type (ie. MIME type). >> > >> > Does something like this already exist? If not, is something like this >> > valuable in core cordova or as a plugin? Is there an >> alternative/superior >> > approach? >> > >> > Thanks! >> > -Max >>
