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JustCurious
JustCurious

Reputation: 1858

No such file or directory but in fact path seems to be correct

I am trying to export an sqlite database to the sdcard. When I test the application (both on real device and on emulator) I get an error regarding the path of my database. When I check from the DDMS the path of the database it seems to be the one that is printed as not found. 

File dbFile =
            new File(Environment.getDataDirectory() + "/data/"+c.getPackageName()+"/databases/myDB.db");

AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

I used the code found here: Making a database backup to SDCard on Android

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1948

Answers (2)

Squonk
Squonk

Reputation: 48871

Firstly, don't use hardcoded paths for anything in Android - they're not guaranteed to be the same across all devices.

Try using getDatabasePath("myDB.db").getAbsolutePath();

Upvotes: 1

ghostbust555
ghostbust555

Reputation: 2049

This problem is commonly caused by incorrectly starting an activity. Activities (except the first) have to be called by intents. Starting an activity using something like

Activity a = new ActivityExample();

will cause this error to be thrown on all file system access calls

Upvotes: 0

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