Write a file in external storage in Android
I want to create a file in external storage sdCard and write to it.I have searched through internet and try but not getting the result,I have added permission in Android Manifest file as well,I am doing this on Emulator,I am trying the following code and getting a ERRR", "Could not create file".
btnWriteSDFile = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnWriteSDFile);
btnWriteSDFile.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
//private Throwable e;
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// write on SD card file data from the text box
try {
File myFile = new File("/sdcard/mysdfile.txt");
myFile.createNewFile();
FileOutputStream fOut = new FileOutputStream(myFile);
OutputStreamWriter myOutWriter = new OutputStreamWriter(fOut);
myOutWriter.append(txtData.getText());
myOutWriter.close();
fOut.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("ERRR", "Could not create file",e);
}
}// onClick
}); // btnWriteSDFile
Solution 1:
You can do this with this code also.
public class WriteSDCard extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = "MEDIA";
private TextView tv;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.TextView01);
checkExternalMedia();
writeToSDFile();
readRaw();
}
/** Method to check whether external media available and writable. This is adapted from
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html#filesExternal */
private void checkExternalMedia(){
boolean mExternalStorageAvailable = false;
boolean mExternalStorageWriteable = false;
String state = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(state)) {
// Can read and write the media
mExternalStorageAvailable = mExternalStorageWriteable = true;
} else if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED_READ_ONLY.equals(state)) {
// Can only read the media
mExternalStorageAvailable = true;
mExternalStorageWriteable = false;
} else {
// Can't read or write
mExternalStorageAvailable = mExternalStorageWriteable = false;
}
tv.append("\n\nExternal Media: readable="
+mExternalStorageAvailable+" writable="+mExternalStorageWriteable);
}
/** Method to write ascii text characters to file on SD card. Note that you must add a
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission to the manifest file or this method will throw
a FileNotFound Exception because you won't have write permission. */
private void writeToSDFile(){
// Find the root of the external storage.
// See http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data- storage.html#filesExternal
File root = android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
tv.append("\nExternal file system root: "+root);
// See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3551821/android-write-to-sd-card-folder
File dir = new File (root.getAbsolutePath() + "/download");
dir.mkdirs();
File file = new File(dir, "myData.txt");
try {
FileOutputStream f = new FileOutputStream(file);
PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(f);
pw.println("Hi , How are you");
pw.println("Hello");
pw.flush();
pw.close();
f.close();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
Log.i(TAG, "******* File not found. Did you" +
" add a WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission to the manifest?");
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
tv.append("\n\nFile written to "+file);
}
/** Method to read in a text file placed in the res/raw directory of the application. The
method reads in all lines of the file sequentially. */
private void readRaw(){
tv.append("\nData read from res/raw/textfile.txt:");
InputStream is = this.getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.textfile);
InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr, 8192); // 2nd arg is buffer size
// More efficient (less readable) implementation of above is the composite expression
/*BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
this.getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.textfile)), 8192);*/
try {
String test;
while (true){
test = br.readLine();
// readLine() returns null if no more lines in the file
if(test == null) break;
tv.append("\n"+" "+test);
}
isr.close();
is.close();
br.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
tv.append("\n\nThat is all");
}
}
Solution 2:
To write into external storage in Lollipop+ devices we need:
-
Add the following permission into Manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /> -
Request an approval from the user:
public static final int REQUEST_WRITE_STORAGE = 112; private requestPermission(Activity context) { boolean hasPermission = (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED); if (!hasPermission) { ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(context, new String[]{Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, REQUEST_WRITE_STORAGE); } else { // You are allowed to write external storage: String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + "/new_folder"; File storageDir = new File(path); if (!storageDir.exists() && !storageDir.mkdirs()) { // This should never happen - log handled exception! } } -
Handle the user response inside Activity:
@Override public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions, int[] grantResults) { super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults); switch (requestCode) { case Preferences.REQUEST_WRITE_STORAGE: { if (grantResults.length > 0 && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) { Toast.makeText(this, "The app was allowed to write to your storage!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); // Reload the activity with permission granted or use the features what required the permission } else { Toast.makeText(this, "The app was not allowed to write to your storage. Hence, it cannot function properly. Please consider granting it this permission", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); } } }