Android Question strange behavior of file dialog

[shb777]

This is the code that is behaving strangely.

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
   
   
    If FirstTime Then
        player1.Initialize("player")
       
        sources.Initialize
        Bmp.Initialize(File.DirAssets, "android48.png")
       
       
       
        CurrentDir=File.DirRootExternal
        CurrentDir="/storage/6636-6366/videos"
       
    End If

later this code runs

  Dim fd As FileDialog
 
    fd.FastScroll = True
    fd.ShowOnlyFolders = False
    fd.FilePath = CurrentDir
    ret = fd.Show("B4A File Dialog", "Yes", "No", "Maybe", Bmp)
 
    CurrentDir=fd.FilePath
    VideoName=fd.ChosenName

notice in activity create, I assign CurrentDir a value twice in consecutive lines. So the first assignment
shouldn't matter. But it does. If I comment out CurrentDir=File.DirRootExternal, the file dialog
doesn't work. It go around in circles, and never let's me chose a file. But if it's in, the file dialog works correctly. Very strange!

 

[BillMeyer]

Take a look here first - have you done this ? https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/creating-an-embedded-directory.73123/
Look especially at the File.Combine command.

 

[shb777]

Take a look here first - have you done this ? https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/creating-an-embedded-directory.73123/
Look especially at the File.Combine command.

I'm not making any directories. i'm just using existing ones.

 

[DonManfred]

Best way to get help would be if you upload a small example project which shoes the issue!

What did you set the FileFilter to?

 

[Cableguy]

"CurrentDir="/storage/6636-6366/videos"

Can it be that this for doesn't exist and therefore the dialog fails to find it?

 

[shb777]

"CurrentDir="/storage/6636-6366/videos"

Can it be that this for doesn't exist and therefore the dialog fails to find it?

it does exist because if I set CurrentDir to File.DirRootExternal before "/storage/6636-6366/videos" it plays the files in that folder

 

[Erel]

Please try to reproduce it in a small example and upload it.

 

[shb777]

I've tried to upload it, but the forum says it's too large. it's 2.8 mb it's a small program already. it's only 155 lines.

 

[DonManfred]

did you use file export as zip? Usually it is short.... Maybe you have big images inside files directory?

 

[shb777]

yes it's zipped. i deleted the apk file from the project

 

[DonManfred]

Use File-Export as zip to export it. DO NOT Zip the hole projectfolder (including Object folder)
You can remove the hole objects folder from the zip. It is not needed...

 

[shb777]

here it is as a test file

 

[shb777]

here it is with the export. I didn't know about that. you need to create a dir with the same name as mine, with video files in it, on the sdcard, for it to work I'm going to bed now so I'll check this thread tomorrow