I got a command prompt via c:\Program Files\Android-SDK\tools> adb shell
# ls -l /sdcard/Android/data/lms ----rwxr-x system sdcard_rw 63 2010-07-19 15:17 mpReadAbDdx201006.txt ----rwxr-x system sdcard_rw 45211 2010-07-19 15:17 mpTranAbDdx201006.txt The way I read this is that the owner's rights are ---, group is rwx, others is r-x. I'm just guessing, the application is others? But I cannot get chmod to change the attributes, i.e.: # chmode o-rwx /sdcard/Android/data/lms/mpReadAbDdx201006.txt Bad mode Where can I find documentation to the Android linux (?) commands? (I mean the command line commands) Thanks, John On Aug 6, 6:12 pm, DanH <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like you forgot to insert the write ring. (Oops! Wrong > technology!) > > Is the file write-protected maybe? > > On Aug 6, 5:13 pm, john brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I am using Android 2.1 update 1, API level 7, Eclipse, and HVGA skin. > > > When the AVD is running, I check settings > sdcard total 49.21MB, > > available 49.07MB. > > > Programatically checking Environment.getExternalStorageState() equals > > MEDIA_MOUNTED which I think means that the sdcard is available and > > writeable. > > > I use getExternalStorageDirectory() to establish the sdcard root > > directory. > > > I copied the files on the sdcard with adb push source destination. > > > I am able to successfully read other files in that directory. > > > code to write to file: > > //***************************************** > > > File fFile = new File(pathFile); > > if (fFile.exists()){ ... // returns true > > if (fFile.canRead()){ ... // returns true > > if (fFile.canWrite()){ ... // returns false > > > try{ > > FileWriter Fw = new FileWriter(fFile, true); > > BufferedWriter Bw = new BufferedWriter(Fw); > > PrintWriter outPw = new PrintWriter(Bw, true); > > outPw.println(strRec); > > outPw.close();} > > > catch(IOException ex){ > > System.out.println("IO Error - " + ex.toString()); > > System.exit(0); > > > } > > > //************************************ > > System.out shows: > > IO Error - java.io.FileNotFoundException > > > but we know the file is there from the preceding checks: > > if (fFile.exists()){ ... // returns true > > if (fFile.canRead()){ ... // returns true > > > What do I need to do to make the file writable? > > Or > > I want to write to the file. What am I doing wrong? > > > Thanks, John Brown- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
