Question

I try to open doc, ppt, xls and pfg files with app installed via intent. For pdf I use i.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file), "application/pdf");
but if I do following:

i.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file), "application/doc");

I receive exception, saying that there are no apps, that can handle intent. What am I doing wrong?
I’ve got QuickOffice installed, so I think it could open file.

Answer 1

Here’s a link to the ‘official’ mime types for Microsoft Office files. You’ll probably have better luck if you use “application/msword” in place of “application/doc”.

You can also have the OS try to determine the appropriate mime type for a file:

String mimeType = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(url));

Hopefully any application that registers a mime type that it can handle will cause the mime type map to be updated.