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javaandroidsqlitecsvandroid-sqlite
Lovro Bajc
Lovro Bajc

Reputation: 33

Converting SQLite database to csv

I have been trying to export the SQLite database column values to a log.csv file. So far I have come to a point where, file is exported however without any kind of data. After the method is executed I recieve a java.lang.NullPointerException on a row where rawQuery is executed. Can somebody please assist me on this matter.

thank you for your time, view, and answer on this issue in advance.

Code for database:

public class happinessDb  extends SQLiteOpenHelper {

public static final String KEY_ROWID = "_id";
public static final String KEY_DATE = "date";
public static final String KEY_TIME = "time";
public static final String KEY_HAPPY = "happy";
public static final String KEY_NORMAL = "normal";
public static final String KEY_SAD = "sad";

public static final String DATABASE_NAME = "happinesMeter";
public static final String DATABASE_TABLE = "practiceReport";
public static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 2;

private DbHelper ourHelper;
private final Context ourContext;
private SQLiteDatabase ourDatabase;

   private static class DbHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper{

    public DbHelper (Context context){
        super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
        db.execSQL("CREATE TABLE " + DATABASE_TABLE + " (" +
                        KEY_ROWID + " INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, " +
                        KEY_DATE + " TEXT NOT NULL, " +
                        KEY_TIME + " TEXT NOT NULL, " +
                        KEY_HAPPY + " TEXT NOT NULL, " +
                        KEY_NORMAL + " TEXT NOT NULL, " +
                        KEY_SAD + " TEXT NOT NULL);"
        );

    }

    @Override
    public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
        db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS " + DATABASE_TABLE);
        onCreate(db);
    }
}

    public happinessDb(Context c){ //Error
        ourContext = c;
}
public happinessDb open() throws SQLException{
    ourHelper = new DbHelper(ourContext);
    ourDatabase = ourHelper.getWritableDatabase();
    return this;
}
public void close(){
    ourHelper.close();
}

method for converting the database:

 public boolean convertHappiness() {
      String FILENAME = "log.csv";
      File directoryDownload = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
      File logDir = new File(directoryDownload, FILENAME);
      try {
          logDir.createNewFile();
          CSVWriter csvWriter = new CSVWriter(new FileWriter(logDir));
          Cursor curCSV = ourDatabase.rawQuery("SELECT * FROM practiceReport", null);
          csvWriter.writeNext(curCSV.getColumnNames());
          while (curCSV.moveToNext()) {
              String arrStr[] = { curCSV.getString(1)+ ",", curCSV.getString(2)+ ",",
                      curCSV.getString(3)+ ",", curCSV.getString(4)+ ",", curCSV.getString(5)+ ","};
              csvWriter.writeNext(arrStr);
          }
          csvWriter.close();
          curCSV.close();
          return true;
      } catch (Exception e) {
          Log.e("MainActivity", e.getMessage(), e);
          return false;
      }

}

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3223

Answers (1)

MohamedZaatari
MohamedZaatari

Reputation: 434

You have to initialize database variable before using it with this command :

ourDatabase = this.getWritableDatabase();//you missed this line..
Cursor curCSV = ourDatabase.rawQuery("SELECT * FROM practiceReport", null);

Upvotes: 2

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