Your pointers helped...
Thanks Mark.
On May 9, 2:39 pm, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 1:11 AM, Ankit Shah <iankits...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I would like to open/view PDF/Doc files stored in internal storage
> > (i.e "file:///data/data/<package_name>/files/test.pdf")
>
> > Is there any way to generate Uri object for file stored in internale
> > storage
> > (i.e "file:///data/data/<package_name>/files/test.pdf")
>
> Use Uri.fromFile().
>
> > Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
> > Uri data = Uri.fromFile("file:///data/data/<package_name>/files/
> > test.pdf");
>
> A String is not a File. Use a File with Uri.fromFile().
>
> Also, bear in mind that this won't work for your desired purposes
> unless the file is world-readable. You can also create a
> ContentProvider to serve a local file, then use the content:// Uri in
> your Intent.
>
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