Android Question How can I start my App via Intent?

[Steini1980]

Hi,
I need some help: I've developed an Application, now I'm trying to add some Application Interop, to start my App from another via Intent, see the following Code-Snippets:

Code in Application Manifest:

AddReceiverText(Service,
<intent-filter>
    <action android:name="de.dms.dwviewer.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>)

Code in Service Module:

Sub Service_Start (StartingIntent As Intent)
  If StartingIntent.Action = "de.dms.dwviewer.SEARCH" Then
    If StartingIntent.HasExtra("PARAM") Then
      CallSubDelayed2(Main,"SetParameterAndSearch",StartingIntent.GetExtra("PARAM"))
    End If 
  End If
End Sub

Call from external Application:

Dim myIntent As Intent
myIntent.Initialize("de.dms.dwviewer.SEARCH","")
myIntent.PutExtra("PARAM","A140145")
StartActivity(myIntent)

Now I get the following Error Message:

android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: No Activity found to handle Intent

What's wrong with my Code?

 

[Erel]

If you want to start an activity then you need to add the intent filter to the activity not the service (or actually the receiver).

 

[Steini1980]

Thank you Erel,
I'm not sure if I understand you correctly. Does I have to Add a Activity Module instead of the Service Module?
Does I have to Add the Method "Sub Activity_Start(StartingIntent As Intent)" to the Activity or how can I read the Parameters?

Maybe you can show me an Example, I think I have some fundamentally problems understanding what is to do, to add an Intents to own Applications.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Use StartService(myIntent)

 

[Erel]

Activity_Resume will be called when the intent is received. You can get the intent with Activity.GetStartingIntent.

 

[Steini1980]

Today I tried again and it works properly.

@thedesolatesoul: Thank you for good documentation:
http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/th...app-communication-with-intents.30608/#content