Thanks Mark that's perfect. I'd always shied away from ContentProviders because they looked miles too heavy weight and complex but that is a neat and simple solution.
One question: Why the does #onCreate copy the target file? Is it just to validate that you can read the file? Shouldn't that be done later since #onCreate is called on every App startup? William On Monday, December 31, 2012 8:45:57 AM UTC+10, Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 5:24 PM, William Ferguson > <william....@xandar.com.au <javascript:>> wrote: > > So considering the use case how do I rebuild without using > > MODE_WORLD_READABLE? > > Create a ContentProvider to serve the file using openFile(). Then use > a content:// Uri instead of a file:// Uri. This may reduce the number > of apps that can handle the ACTION_SEND Intent -- those that > advertised that they specifically support file:// instead of just > generically supporting the MIME type will not show up in your chooser. > > Here is a sample project that packages a PDF file in an asset, unpacks > it on first run, then makes that PDF available via a ContentProvider > and views it using ACTION_SEND and your chosen PDF viewer: > > https://github.com/commonsguy/cw-omnibus/tree/master/ContentProvider/Files > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > In questi siti web puoi chiedere o rispondere a domande relative allo > sviluppo di applicazioni Android: http://www.andglobe.com > -- 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
