Third party apps cannot read the contents of your internal storage, by default. Either:
- put the file on external storage, or - create the file with MODE_WORLD_READABLE, or - create a ContentProvider to serve up the file(s) and use content:// for your attachments On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Jags <jag...@gmail.com> wrote: > i am creating some files in my /data/data/com.mypackage.org/files/ using > openFileForOutput method. I am able to read that file using 3rd party > activity from my app, now when i send this file as attachment i see the > attachment being attached in the mail and sent, but when the email reaches, > there is no attachment ! interestingly, it does not happen in simulator, it > only hapens in the device, in simulator i get the file pretty perfectly. > > what could be the problem ? > > regds > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en