Android, how to choose save file location?

Question

is there any solution how to choose the saving files location? maybe with the original file browser, to choose the destination?

thank you!

Answer 1

It's probably easiest and expected to save this out to the dedicated area on the external SD card.

You can get this folder by calling

file://localhost/Applications/android-sdk-macosx/docs/reference/android/os/Environment.html#getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(java.lang.String)

File path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
            Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)

You can also append a sub-folder to reference the source better ie. your app.

You can either choose DIRECTORY_PICTURES or DIRECTORY_MOVIES. If it's user created I'd probably stick to pictures.

To be helpful you can also call the media scanner to add it to the appropriate content provider system wide.

sendBroadcast( new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_MOUNTED, 
                    Uri.parse("file://" + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()))
        );

If you MUST get a file chooser going, which isn't the recomened approach to expose the user to the file system. Try the file chooser form Open Intents. http://www.openintents.org/en/node/164