I am new to Android and Eclipse development, but not new to software development in general.
As my first real project, to get over the learning curve, I am modifying the SDK example soft keyboard.
I would like to add a macro capability. So far so good.
I have created a Permissions file to hold the macro string definitions and store that in the getApplicationInfo().dataDir – which turns out to be something like “/data/data/…”. I can write then read back a single key-value pair – so I know the file exists. But, I can’t see the file using Astro file manager or an FTP program looking at the Device. I have a feeling I may not have the access permissions to view the directory and I don’t have root.
I would have liked to edit the macro definitions in this file on a PC and then save it back to the proper location – that would’ve been the easy solution. I think my other options are to create a simple key-value parameter by parameter editor or somehow use intents to open the file using some already available text file editor. I am guessing the second option will also encounter the file permissions problem.
A third option would be to store the file in some publicly available directory. I tried using a few “get DIR’s”, but they required a higher level SDK than I was using – I would like to stay compatible with version 6 and below.
Can somebody offer suggestions on how I can edit the key-value pairs or find a public place to create this file? And, where to look to find an example of how to implement the suggestion?
Thanks much,
Barry.
You can save any data in the SD card. Please read the SDK here, where there is a code snippet which may help you.