Any way to access the sdcard?

Solar2D Android
#21

Does Enterprise edition has any method to access the sd card? Or you create an method to access sd card on java android?

#22

Corona SDK’s do not have a way to access files on the SD card.  You could use LFS to open and close data files on the SD card if you knew the path.  You can probably use Enterprise to get that path.

Rob

#23

Yeah, we basically did what Rob said. :) 

#24

We did put images to sdcard, but we cannot read it back, because display.newImage requires baseDir. On Enterprise we can create a baseDir? How to do it? Thanks in advance.

#25

any news on that? Looking to access sdcard and/or the download folder on android

#26

I believe with Enterprise, you can copy the images back to one of the acceptable baseDir, then create the image object that way.

#27

thanks… im looking for a way in PRO Corona, not enterprise… and its really just about to get the PATH to 

the SDcard and/or Download Folder correct

#28

You might be able to use LFS to copy files to and from the SD card into system.TemporaryDirectory to allow Corona SDK to use them.  But the performance won’t be good.

Rob

#29

Hi Rob,

thanks… its not so much about speed… its about small backupfiles txt 5kb or so…

its more about to get the PATH im always asking here about :slight_smile:

for now i just use blind   local path = “/mnt/sdcard”  and local path = “/mnt/extSdCard”

but i heared that its different on some devices…

thats why i ask if there is a function or call or whatever, that give me quiet a sure path to internal/external sdcard

chris

#30

Right, you can’t predict the path to the SD card.

#31

btw. Rob, thanks for always answering here so fast in the forum.

…

it would be great to have a FileExplorer like media.selectPhoto() for all files… 

I guess u just disabled to click all the other filetypes in that function.

But its exactly what we could need, as it supports even gdrive, download folder, external card nativtly from android.

same function like media.selectphoto() just with ALL Files open to click. Should be not a big deal to implement in corona, or? :slight_smile:

thanks

chris

#32

Its all a matter of time and priorities.  The community has clearly spoken asking for Windows desktop and Mac desktop apps.  These are two of the highest requested items by the community.  On the Feedback site (http://feedback.coronalabs.com) there isn’t a single request that has “sdcard” in the it.  I know it’s more popular than that, but we can’t measure forum requests as a way to gauge the things we work on.

We don’t have infinite resources and we have to balance this request everyone elses requests, bug fixes and other things we have to do.

Rob

#33

Rob, on feedback page there is sd card request. http://feedback.coronalabs.com/forums/188732-corona-sdk-feature-requests-feedback/suggestions/3593966-read-and-write-to-the-android-visible-storage with 111 votes.

We have an app that download more than 8 gb image, to display to users. Every time that I need to view part of those images I need to move to tmp folder that corona sdk can see. This time it’s only way to do it, but it’s very complicated.

Once again on Enterprise we can create a baseDir for corona SDK? How to do it?

#34

Ah.  I didn’t search for “sd card”.  I knew there were more requests for it.  But still, vote for it.

Rob

#35

Any news about this matter?

#36

We ended up upgrading to Enterprise edition.

#37

Does Enterprise edition has any method to access the sd card? Or you create an method to access sd card on java android?

#38

Corona SDK’s do not have a way to access files on the SD card.  You could use LFS to open and close data files on the SD card if you knew the path.  You can probably use Enterprise to get that path.

Rob

#39

Yeah, we basically did what Rob said. :) 

#40

We did put images to sdcard, but we cannot read it back, because display.newImage requires baseDir. On Enterprise we can create a baseDir? How to do it? Thanks in advance.