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Sanchit Kalra
Sanchit Kalra

Reputation: 17

File does not exist in the sdcard/download folder

I am using the following code to download a file from a website. But when I go to the sdcard/download folder, the file does not exist.

if(et1.equals(example)){

                try {
                    //this is the file you want to download from the remote server
                    String path ="http://lifecraze.com/sercice_tax_faq.zip";
                    //this is the name of the local file you will create
                    String targetFileName = "sercice_tax_faq.zip";
                        boolean eof = false;
                    URL u = new URL(path);
                    HttpURLConnection c = (HttpURLConnection) u.openConnection();
                    c.setRequestMethod("GET");
                    c.setDoOutput(true);
                    c.connect();
                    FileOutputStream f = new FileOutputStream(new File("sdcard/download/"+targetFileName));
                        InputStream in = c.getInputStream();
                        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
                        int len1 = 0;
                        while ( (len1 = in.read(buffer)) > 0 ) {
                        f.write(buffer,0, len1);
                                 }
                    f.close();
                    } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                    e.printStackTrace();
                    } catch (ProtocolException e) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                    e.printStackTrace();
                    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                    e.printStackTrace();
                    } catch (IOException e) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
                Intent it=new Intent(Example.this,Sucess.class);
                startActivity(it);
            }
            else{
                Intent it=new Intent(Example.this,Failed.class);
                startActivity(it);
            }
        }
    });

Please help me how to get the file in the sdcard/download folder.

Thanks In Advance

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2133

Answers (2)

MeetTitan
MeetTitan

Reputation: 3568

Instead of:

new File("sdcard/download/"+targetFileName));

Try:

new File("/sdcard/download", targetFileName));

Notice the leading slash. You wanted an absolute path.

But, this is better because then we don't make assumptions on where the sdcard is mounted.

new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS).toString(), targetFileName);

Upvotes: 1

JASON G PETERSON
JASON G PETERSON

Reputation: 2223

I'd advise using the method Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() to ensure that you're getting the correct path to your mounted SD.

Your:

FileOutputStream f = new FileOutputStream(new File("sdcard/download/"+targetFileName));

becomes

FileOutputStream f = new FileOutputStream(new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString()+targetFileName));

Upvotes: 0

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