intent code:
'Asking and getting rp.PERMISSION_WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is done, also confirmed in Settings/permission of device and checked through a process variable before executing the below code
Dim properFileStr As String = "file://" & StrPath.trim
Dim i As Intent 'Requires a reference to the Phone library
i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, properFileStr)
Dim Pos As Int = properFileStr.LastIndexOf(".")
Dim Ext As String = properFileStr.SubString(Pos)
'Type must be set after calling SetFileUriAsIntentData
Starter.Provider.SetFileUriAsIntentData(i, properFileStr )
Select Case Ext.ToUpperCase
Case "JPG"
i.SetType("image/*")
Case "TXT"
i.SetType("text/plain")
Case "PNG"
i.SetType("image/*")
End Select
Try
StartActivity(i)
Catch
ToastMessageShow("couldn't open the file in default viewer", False) 'not executed in my case
ToastMessageShow(properFileStr, True)
End TryI started by copying FileProvider example's fileprovider, starter, manifest code as is. When supplied path is "/storage/emulated/0/Download/myText.txt" choosing chrome as the target app reveals the final pointed path to be "content://my.packagename.provider/name/file%3A/storage/emulated/0/Download/myText.txt" which is shown by various apps (including chrome) that open through the chooser dialog as Requested file was not found. Keeping or removing file:// prepender code only keeps or removes that part of the final path - "file%3A" but, the behavior is same.
Code:
'. . .android:targetSdkVersion="26"
. . . .
'==================================File Provider ** Starts
AddManifestText(<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
android:maxSdkVersion="18" />
)
AddApplicationText(
<provider
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="$PACKAGE$.provider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="@xml/provider_paths"/>
</provider>
)
CreateResource(xml, provider_paths,
<files-path name="name" path="shared" />
)Since nothing is found in the release mode logs, I need some expert advice here about how to tackle the problem. Am I missing something in the Manifest/Permission or is it the intent? Using FileProvider since the ordinary file:// based opening through intent throws the uri exposed error (sdk 26).
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