Android Question (Closed) multiple email attachments?

[anOparator]

Am trying to send 10 text files as email attachments.
My app is like a journal and the beta testers want to be able to backup their entries in case the phone gets damaged.
How does "android.intent.action.SEND_MULTIPLE" or its' replacement do this.
Thanks in advance.

Sub Button1_Click
   'copy the file to the shared folder
   File.Copy(File.DirAssets, "0b.txt", Starter.shared, "0b.txt")
   File.Copy(File.DirAssets, "2.txt", Starter.shared, "2.txt")
   File.Copy(File.DirAssets, "3b.txt", Starter.shared, "3b.txt")
   Dim in As Intent
   in.Initialize(in.ACTION_SEND, "")
   in.SetType("text/plain") 'it is not related to the file itself.
       ' this next line sends one attachment
'   in.PutExtra("android.intent.extra.STREAM",  CreateFileProviderUri(Starter.shared, "0b.txt"))
       ' this next line fails: Can't attach empty file, even though second file is not empty
'   in.PutExtra("android.intent.extra.STREAM",  CreateFileProviderUri(Starter.shared, "0b.txt" & "2.txt"))
       ' this next line gives syntax error
'   in.PutExtra("android.intent.action.SEND_MULTIPLE",  CreateFileProviderUri(Starter.shared, "0b.txt" Starter.shared, "2.txt"))
   in.Flags = 1
   StartActivity(in)
End Sub

 

[Erel]

Why aren't you using Email from the Phone library?

 

[anOparator]

Why aren't you using Email from the Phone library?

Thought I'd read something about we should get used to using CreateFileProviderUri.

 

[Erel]

That's true. However you should use it with Email object.

 

[anOparator]

Would ContentResolver be a suitable alternative to the Email object of Phone library because I found a way to send multiple text file attachments with:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...roid-7-without-fileuriexposedexception.72538/
Or does this workaround have causes to avoid?

 

[Erel]

All that I can say is that if you are building the intent correctly then it will work.

Email object itself just builds an intent. I think that you are doing a mistake not to use it.