problem solved. package B had a typo in the file name. works fine
now.
On Jan 3, 9:02 pm, ggcespia <g...@boopsie.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to create file at /sdcard/foobar.tmp from one package that
> needs to be readable by another package. This works fine on the
> emulator. However, on the G1, if I create the file in package A, then
> try to read it in package B, the request fails - even tho both
> packages are signed by the same certificate. I create the file from
> Package A with:
>
> File myFile = new File("/sdcard/foobar.tmp");
> myFile.createNewFile();
>
> FileOutputStream fOut = new FileOutputStream(myFile);
> String sMofi = "some text";
> fOut.write(sMofi.getBytes());
> fOut.flush();
> fOut.close();
>
> To see if the file exists from Package B, I use:
> File myFile = new File("/sdcard/foobar.tmp");
> if (myFile.isFile())
> {
> bTempFile = true;
> }
>
> myFile.isFile() - returns false - I can see the file using ddms with
> permissions: ----rw-rw-
>
> Why does isFile fail? I cannot use Context.openFileOutput() because
> that creates a file relative to package A - and B doesn't know where
> package A is...
>
> Is there a way to create a file at /sdcard/foobar.tmp and have any
> package be able to read or write it?
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