Android Question Subdirectories in File.DirInternal?

[Troberg]

Is there a way to package files so that they end up in subdirectories of File.DirInternal?

Example:

File.DirInternal/Languages/English.lng
File.DirInternal/ColorSchemes/Red.sch

And, of course, I messed up when writing the post. It should be File.DirAssets, of course.

 

[Erel]

Yes. It is possible. You will need to use lower cased names for the folders and files.

 

[Troberg]

OK, I can live with lowercase, but how do I get the subdirectories in File.DirAssets and the files in the subdirs?

 

[JoanRPM]

For expample, I load a bmp (in help directory) like this:

Dim Bitmap1 As Bitmap
Dim imvT1 As ImageView
Bitmap1.Initialize(File.DirAssets,"help/t1.png")    'ignore
imvT1.Initialize("")
imvT1.Bitmap = Bitmap1
Activity.AddView(imvT1,262dip,51dip+90dip,3dip,145dip)

 

[Troberg]

Loading it is not the problem, how do I add the file to the project so that it ends up in a subdirectory? I can't find a way to define the dir structure for DirAssets.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

In your B4A project there is a 'Files' directory. You can make the structure there, and it will be included in the apk.
It wont show up in the Files tab in the IDE.

 

[Troberg]

Ah, it was that easy...

Do I also have to include the files in the IDE, or is the entire Files dir included automatically?

 

[thedesolatesoul]

I believe the entire Files folder is included so be careful not to put any junk in it.

 

[NJDude]

I believe the entire Files folder is included so be careful not to put any junk in it.

Yes, any files or directories in the FILES folder gets added to the APK, that directory should only contain the files pertaining to the app and nothing else.

 

[Troberg]

Thanks, that trimmed down the size of my APK! My image editor saves backup copies of the files as you work on them...

 

[Troberg]

Yes, any files or directories in the FILES folder gets added to the APK, that directory should only contain the files pertaining to the app and nothing else.

Nope, didn't work. I just tried it, and only files directly in the Files folder where included, not subdirectories or files in them.

Example:

Info.png exists in both Files/ and Files/Icons/. Presumably, both should then be on the device.

'Works
bm.Initialize(File.DirAssets, "info.png")

'Doesn't work
bm.Initialize(File.DirAssets & "/icons", "info.png")

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Is the folder lower case in the Files directory? "Icons" or "icons"? Use lowercase filenames. It definitely works.
Sometimes Windows plays tricks on you, so renaming doesnt work, you might have to delete the folder and recreate it.

 

[Troberg]

It looks like lowercase, but I'll recreate it and see. Likewise, I'll check the names from the command line.

 

[Troberg]

Found the problem. Apparently, File.DirAssets doesn't work like a normal dir. Changing the code to this helped:

bm.Initialize(File.DirAssets, "icons/" & IconFileName)

In other words, the dir seems to be part of the filename, instead of the path.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Interesting. I usually use File.Combine to concatenate any paths rather than an '&'.