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Shoreki
Shoreki

Reputation: 1097

Cordova - Select a file to upload using navigator.camera

Can I use navigator.camera.getPicture() in cordova api to select a pdf from device? my code is 

navigator.camera.getPicture(fileUploadSuccess,fileUploadFail,
            {sourceType:navigator.camera.PictureSourceType.PHOTOLIBRARY, 
            destinationType:navigator.camera.DestinationType.DATA_URL,
            quality:50,mediaType:navigator.camera.MediaType.ALLMEDIA});

the code opens device gallery but i can see only image files. Do I need to change any options? Is there any alternative if I can't use camera.getPicture() method? I am using cordova as this is a hybrid app.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 2858

Answers (3)

Djames
Djames

Reputation: 502

Yes, you can. At least on Android with camera plugin v4.0.3

I'm using the folowing code

navigator.camera.getPicture(onSuccess, onFail, {
    sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.PHOTOLIBRARY,
    mediaType:navigator.camera.MediaType.ALLMEDIA,
    destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI
});

And it let me select any files : pdf, docx...

It returns the file Uri, even if you use DATA_URL as the destinationType.

Upvotes: 2

Amar1989
Amar1989

Reputation: 512

You cann't open file using getPicture(), you can you file opener :

https://github.com/pwlin/cordova-plugin-file-opener2

you can refer this also: here

Upvotes: 0

Akshay Tyagi
Akshay Tyagi

Reputation: 546

No, You need to Use FileOpener Plugin for that Purpose...

I used this Link :- https://github.com/markeeftb/FileOpener

It also has a suggestion for its Use. This works For Me..

Upvotes: 1

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