Android Question File.DirAssets returns AssetsDir as string text

MicroDrie

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I use B4A version 9.50 and B4A Bridge version 2.60. I am having problems with the Log command ("DirAssets:" & File.DirAssets). This returns the string text "DirAssets: AssetsDir".

B4X: 
    Log("DirAssets: " & File.DirAssets)
    Log("DirDefaultExternal: " & File.DirDefaultExternal)
    Log("DirRootExternal: " & File.DirRootExternal)
    Log("DirInternal: " & File.DirInternal)
    Log("DirInternalCache: " & File.DirInternalCache)

The result is:
Logger connected to: samsung SM-J730F
--------- beginning of main
*** Service (starter) Create ***
** Service (starter) Start **
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **
DirAssets: AssetsDir
DirDefaultExternal: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/b4a.example/files
DirRootExternal: /storage/emulated/0
DirInternal: /data/user/0/b4a.example/files
DirInternalCache: /data/user/0/b4a.example/cache
** Activity (main) Resume **
** Activity (main) Pause, UserClosed = false **
** Service (starter) Destroy (ignored)**
** Activity (main) Resume **
** Activity (main) Pause, UserClosed = false **


How can I solve this challenge so that I get the correct memory location from the Assets directory is returned?
 
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MicroDrie

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I load an html file into a webview element to insert once loaded information.
B4X: 
    Log("DirAssets: " & File.DirAssets)
   Log("DirDefaultExternal: " & File.DirDefaultExternal)
   Log("DirRootExternal: " & File.DirRootExternal)
   Log("DirInternal: " & File.DirInternal)
   Log("DirInternalCache: " & File.DirInternalCache)
       
   If FirstTime = True Then
       If File.Exists(File.DirDefaultExternal,"*.html") = False Then
           File.Copy(File.DirAssets,"index.html", File.DirDefaultExternal,"index.html")
           File.Copy(File.DirAssets,"style.css", File.DirDefaultExternal,"style.css")
           File.Copy(File.DirAssets,"script.js", File.DirDefaultExternal,"script.js")
       Else
'               dd
       End If
   End If
This are the results:
Logger connected to: samsung SM-J730F
--------- beginning of crash
--------- beginning of main
*** Service (starter) Create ***
** Service (starter) Start **
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **
is panel
drawing menu
is panel
drawing menu
drawing menu
drawing menu
drawing menu
drawing menu
wired: false
Speaker: false
false
DirAssets: AssetsDir
DirDefaultExternal: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.lttech.md4x/files
DirRootExternal: /storage/emulated/0
DirInternal: /data/user/0/com.lttech.md4x/files
DirInternalCache: /data/user/0/com.lttech.md4x/cache
*** Service (starter) Create ***
** Service (starter) Start **
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **
is panel
drawing menu
is panel
drawing menu
drawing menu
drawing menu
drawing menu
drawing menu
wired: false
Speaker: false
false
DirAssets: AssetsDir
DirDefaultExternal: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.lttech.md4x/files
DirRootExternal: /storage/emulated/0
DirInternal: /data/user/0/com.lttech.md4x/files
DirInternalCache: /data/user/0/com.lttech.md4x/cache
Error occurred on line: 68 (Main)
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.lttech.md4x/files/index.html (No such file or directory)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open0(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(FileOutputStream.java:308)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:238)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.streams.File.OpenOutput(File.java:448)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.streams.File.Copy(File.java:341)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.runVoidMethod(Shell.java:777)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEventImpl(Shell.java:354)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEvent(Shell.java:255)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.ShellBA.raiseEvent2(ShellBA.java:144)
at com.lttech.md4x.main.afterFirstLayout(main.java:104)
at com.lttech.md4x.main.access$000(main.java:17)
at com.lttech.md4x.main$WaitForLayout.run(main.java:82)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7156)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:494)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:975)

I also do not understand where this text comes from: [com.lttech.md4x]
 
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OliverA

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MicroDrie

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Studying the answers given led to the insight that the elaboration of an HTML solution imposes limitations. The CSS layout and the JS should both be in-line. In practice, the layout with $ "" $ big string could run against the limit of approximately 64000 characters.

I take a new approach based on a local web server. This has the benefit of divided the logical program flow and presentation layer based on Erel's HTTP server example.
By changing:
B4X: 
Sub Server_HandleRequest (Request As ServletRequest, Response As ServletResponse)
   Try
       Log("Client: " & Request.RemoteAddress & ", Request: " & Request.RequestURI)
in ServerService to
B4X: 
Sub Server_HandleRequest (Request As ServletRequest, Response As ServletResponse)
   Try
       Log("Client: " & Request.RemoteAddress & ", Request: " & Request.RequestURI)
'       Limit respons to local users only
       Dim ssocket As ServerSocket
       If ssocket.GetMyWifiIP <> Request.RemoteAddress Then
           Log("Non-local user request dropped")
           Return
       End If
I Can limited the use to the local user only to protect the information.
Thank you very much guys, for guiding my.
 
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