Android Question Send file .zip with intent

[Enrico Cicala]

Hi, I'm trying to send a .zip file with an intent, the intent opens and is able to attach the file to gmail but when I send the email it returns a gmail error and it is not sent.

Public Sub SharedFile(FileToSend As String,SharedFolder1 As String)
    Provider.Initialize
    File.Copy(SharedFolder1, FileToSend, Provider.SharedFolder, FileToSend)
    Dim in As Intent
    in.Initialize(in.ACTION_SEND, "")
    in.PutExtra("android.intent.extra.SUBJECT",FileToSend&".zip")
    in.SetType("text/plain")
    in.PutExtra("android.intent.extra.STREAM", Provider.GetFileUri(FileToSend))
    in.Flags=1 'FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION
    StartActivity(in)
End Sub

 

[Erel]

It will be easier to help if you tell us which error you get.

 

[Enrico Cicala]

Attached you will find screens that represent the problem, the intent opens quietly and attaches the zip file to the email but the email is not sent producing an error

 

[Erel]

Does it only fail with zips? Might be a problem/feature in the mail app.

 

[drgottjr]

gmail doesn't allow .zip attachments (among others). you're welcome to try to fool gmail by changing the extension...