Java Question Resource not found

I'm trying to wrap the Vitamio library v3 and it's a bit complicated. I solved already many problems but I'm stuck on a problem with a resource. The library contains a file named libarm.so which is in fact a 7z file containing many .so files. The library want to load this file (which is located among its resources) to uncompress it and choose the right .so for the device. But that fails with the message:
android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: Resource ID #0x7f040000
at android.content.res.Resources.getValue(Resources.java:892)
at android.content.res.Resources.openRawResource(Resources.java:817)
at io.vov.vitamio.Vitamio.copyCompressedLib(Vitamio.java:204)

How can I go further? I usually stay away from resources (or I let B4A handle them), so I don't know how they must be packed in the jar.

Its not supported by the usual mechanism but there is some support.
Have a look here: http://www.b4x.com/forum/libraries-...ing-resources-inside-jar-file.html#post108267
Not sure if that answers your question though.

thedesolatesoul said:

Its not supported by the usual mechanism but there is some support.
Have a look here: http://www.b4x.com/forum/libraries-...ing-resources-inside-jar-file.html#post108267
Not sure if that answers your question though.

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You confirm what I thought. Thanks anyway.

I have a wrapped and working version of the newer Vitamio library - created November last year so that makes it the version 3 that you are trying to wrap i think?

I never got around to uploading the library to the forum, though a few forum members have a copy.
I see a version 4 was promised on 21st March but has yet to materialise, maybe i'll try and wrap that too when it is available.

I'll send you a PM with a link to my version - if you're interested in how i worked around all the Vitamio resources i can let you have a copy of the Eclipse project.

Martin.

Resources cannot be embedded inside the jar file (this is also a limitation in Java projects). You will need to instruct the user to copy the read-only files to their res folder.

Erel said:

You will need to instruct the user to copy the read-only files to their res folder.

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Yes, I solved the problem that way.

I'm going to combine what I've done with the work previously done by other members (thanks to Warwound and Moster67) and I'll release the library for everyone next sunday.

It is possible to embed some resources in a library jar file.

OSMDroid has a few PNG images embedded in it for example.
Take a look at the getBitmap() method of it's DefaultResourceProxyImpl class: DefaultResourceProxyImpl.java - osmdroid - OpenStreetMap-Tools for Android - Google Project Hosting
Lines 104 to 131 show how it uses the ClassLoader getResourceAsStream() method to do so.

As far as i know you cannot embed android resources such as XML layout files into a library jar file.

Though you can embed an XML file that is not an android resource in a library jar file - the MapsForge InternalRenderTheme class does this.

Martin.

It is possible to embed some resources in a library jar file.

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That is correct. I was referring to Android resources.

You can use this method to embed any file you like in the jar:
http://www.b4x.com/forum/libraries-...ing-resources-inside-jar-file.html#post108267