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pankaj malik
pankaj malik

Reputation: 107

Select file from SD Card from fixed path to mobile browser

I want to get a file from my SD CARD to the mobile web browser(chrome). I have the fixed path for it for ex sd/ECG/12345.pdf and I want to do it from the browser itself without selecting the path every time and just click a button which goes to that path every time automatically and show the file. How to do it?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 1177

Answers (2)

Abdulla Unais
Abdulla Unais

Reputation: 681

Try this URL in browser

file://sdcard/ECG/12345.pdf

I'm not sure it's allowed in Android, but you can try this in click event,

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_BROWSABLE);
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse("file:///sdcard/ECG/12345.pdf"), "application/pdf");
startActivity(intent);

Upvotes: 1

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006809

First, on Android 4.4+, no app has arbitrary access to removable storage. This should include Chrome.

Second, your path will be wrong on most devices. The actual path to removable storage varies by device and manufacturer.

Upvotes: 1

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