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Sergey_New · Jun 23, 2024

How do I tell device that text files with a .ged extension should be opened by my app?

Andrew (Digitwell) · Thursday at 10:40 AM

Just tried on a Pixel 5 using the built-in Google Files app. The app appears in the list of options when trying to open a .ged file.

Sergey_New · Thursday at 10:42 AM

Andrew (Digitwell) said:
I can't help with that further.

I understand. Many thanks for your help!
I have a Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

Sergey_New · Thursday at 4:54 PM

I did the following, adding the line <data android:scheme="content" />:

B4X:

AddActivityText(Main,
  <intent-filter>
  <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
  <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
  <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
  <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
  <data android:scheme="content" />
  <data android:mimeType="*/*"/>
  <data android:pathPattern=".*\\.ged" />
  </intent-filter>
)

Now my application name appears in "Open with". In this case, the application opens both .ged files and unregistered file extensions in the application.
What can be done to exclude files with unregistered extensions?

DonManfred · Thursday at 4:59 PM

Sergey_New said:
with unregistered extensions?

You should always create a new thread for any new question. Posting one question after the other is the wrong way in this forum.

Sergey_New · Thursday at 5:15 PM

DonManfred said:
You should always create a new thread for any new question.

This question is a continuation of my topic, which did not find a solution.

drgottjr · Thursday at 7:24 PM

this way works for me:

B4X:

AddActivityText(Main,
<intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
          <data android:mimeType="*/*" />
          <data android:pathSuffix="\\.ged" />
        <data android:host="*" />       
</intent-filter>)

tested on android 12 and 14 with standard file manager

Sergey_New · Thursday at 8:12 PM

drgottjr said:
this way works for me:

Tested on Samsung Galaxy S23 FE with Android 14.
My application name is not displayed on .ged files
And if the file is .txt, then is displayed.
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