Did you install HostFS on your emulator -- see "Testing and Debugging a VFS application" at
http://www.hhcenterprise.com/Developer/Expansion_4.htm Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deepak TVS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 10:19 AM Subject: Re: Regd VFS > Richard > > while (volIterator != vfsIteratorStop) > { > err = VFSVolumeEnumerate(&volRefNum, &volIterator); > if (err != errNone) > { > break ; > } > else > { > err = VFSFileOpen(volRefNum, fileName, vfsModeRead, &filePtr); > if (err == errNone) > { > MsgLog ("Open successful"); > break; > } > } > } > > I am using the following code to read a file from the expansion card. On the > device if the filename is "/palm/temp.jpg" it can open the image for > reading. I want to get the same behaviour on my PC using simulator. I have > tried "c:/palm/temp.jpg" as the filename (the file is present on my pc). But > it returns an error that indicating that the file couldnot be found. I think > the simulator is searching for the file some where else. Where should I > place my file so that my program running on the simulator can access it. > > --Deepak > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Coutts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:45 PM > Subject: Re: Regd VFS > > > > Deepak, > > > > You specify the entire path when using VFSDirCreate -- from the "Palm OS > > Companion" -- "All parts of the path except the last component must > exist." > > With POSE, the card is simulated on your desktops file system. E.g., you > > may create a path called "/PALM/Programs/MyApp," where "/PALM" is the root > > directory of the Card. But, you're actually creating the path > > "C:/Card1/PALM/Programs/MyApp" on your PC. You can drag and drop files to > > your path on your PC and then seem them show up on the "Card" in POSE. > It's > > very convenient. > > > > VFS programming itself I found to be a big pain, IMO. I don't envy you > > starting in on this. There's an excellent article at > > http://www.hhcenterprise.com/Developer/Expansion_1.htm that should get you > > going. > > > > Rich > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Deepak TVS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:50 AM > > Subject: Re: Regd VFS > > > > > > > Where does the simulator create the file when I say VFSDirCreate. It > > should > > > have some default root directory. I am unable to find that directory. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Richard Coutts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:31 PM > > > Subject: Re: Regd VFS > > > > > > > > > > Use VFSFileOpen to open a directory for reading or writing. You can > > > create > > > > or delete a directory with VFSDirCreate and VFSFileDelete. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Deepak TVS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 1:33 AM > > > > Subject: Regd VFS > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > I have to read a file using VFS Manager. How do I specific a > > > directory > > > > > when I am debugging my code using a simulator so that I can read the > > > file > > > > > from that particular directory Or what is the default directory from > > > which > > > > > the simulotor reads files. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > > > > Deepak. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to > unsubscribe, > > > > please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > > > please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > > please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > > > > -- > > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
