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ask/answer file

Post by MaxV » Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:00 am

Hello,
I noticed that ask file and answer file don't work on Android. What's their replacement on Android?
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Re: ask/answer file

Post by Klaus » Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:02 pm

Hi Max,

just like iOS, Android does not have a filesystem "per se" that you can let the user browse through.
And isn't Android also "sandboxed" somehow? Sorry, don't develop for Android.
That would prohibit this at all!


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Re: ask/answer file

Post by MaxV » Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:21 pm

:(
Ok, I'll write my file browser inside my app...
Do you know if I can force mobilePickMedia to choose .txt file?
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Re: ask/answer file

Post by Mark » Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:22 pm

Hi,

On Android, you'd make your own. There is a global property, systemFileSelector, which would apply here, but unfortunately according to the dictionary, you can't use this property on unix based systems, which Android belongs to. I'm not sure that the dictionary entry about the systemFileSelector is actually correct and you might try it, at the risk of wasting your time. I think that creating your own is the best option.

Klaus, Android isn't sandboxed like iOS. You have many more possibilities to access files on the device.

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Re: ask/answer file

Post by Klaus » Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:24 pm

Hi Mark,
Mark wrote:Klaus, Android isn't sandboxed like iOS. You have many more possibilities to access files on the device.
ah, thanks, I was not aware of this fact!


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