File Open from Remote Server

Erel

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• Mar 16, 2012

• #2

If the third party app supports it then you can pass the Url of the file.

 

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junaidahmed

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• Mar 16, 2012

• #3

Can I Pass url as

Dim i As Intent
i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW,"file:///202.89.64.70/Myweb/DailyProd.pdf")
i.SetType("application/pdf")
StartActivity(i)

the above ip is our server static ip.

 

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junaidahmed

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• Mar 17, 2012

• #4

can anybody help for the above issue,it's very most important for me.

 

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NJDude

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• Mar 17, 2012

• #5

To do what you're asking you need to have something like SMB (SAMBA), Android doesn't natively support it, or, you save your files on a webserver, or FTP.

 

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thedesolatesoul

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• Mar 17, 2012

• #6

What protocol does the remote server operate on?
If it is FTP or HTTP then you are better off downloading the file first, then kicking off the intent.
If it is SAMBA then it will be harder, as we do not yet have a SAMBA library.

 

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junaidahmed

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• Mar 19, 2012

• #7

Can I open file from Dropbox through code ?

 

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