Update app via download

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Dman

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I have been working on downloading upgrades to my app using the info found here and I have it downloading and when I use the intent to try to install it, I get a Parse Error message stating that There was a problem parsing the package.

If I download it straight from the website it installs fine.

Here is my code. Am I missing something?

B4X: 
 Sub upgrade
 
    upgradeari.Initialize("upgradeari", Me)
    upgradeari.Download("http://www.mysite.com/upgrade/myapp.apk")

End Sub
Sub JobDone (Job As HttpJob)

    Log("JobName = " & Job.JobName & ", Success = " & Job.Success)
    If Job.Success = True Then
        Select Job.JobName
            Case "upgradeari"
                'print the result to the logs
                Log(Job.GetString)
            Dim i As Intent
               i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, "file://" & File.Combine(File.DirInternalCache, "myapp.apk"))
               i.SetType("application/vnd.android.package-archive")
               StartActivity(i)
           End Select
    Else
        Log("Error: " & Job.ErrorMessage)
        ToastMessageShow("Error: " & Job.ErrorMessage, True)
    End If
    Job.Release
   
End Sub
 
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NJDude

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Change the location of the download to File.DirDefaultExternal, File.DirInternalCache and File.DirInternal can be accessed only by your app, in your case it fails because the installer cannot access this location.
 
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Dman

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Not rightly sure how to do that since I didn't specify where to download it to. I assume it is handled by the httputils module?
 
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Dman

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OK I think I am getting close. I have successfully downloaded the file and copied it to File.DirDefaultExternal. Now I have a problem with an activitynotfound exception.

It says No activity found to handle intent. Is this code not correct?
B4X: 
            Dim i As Intent
               i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, File.DirDefaultExternal & "/myapp.apk")
               i.SetType("application/vnd.android.package-archive")
               StartActivity(i)
 
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Dman

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Got it. After 8 hours....

This worked:

B4X: 
            Dim i As Intent
               i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, "file://" & File.Combine(File.DirDefaultExternal,"myapp.apk"))
               i.SetType("application/vnd.android.package-archive")
               StartActivity(i)
 
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