File connection

[dgreatkumar]

I want to save an image in my moible..
For that i want to create a png file and save the image code in that..
but i am not able to create a file properly.
i used following code
http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.ph...ample_-_JSR_75

its getting exit after i press the save button....
but the file gets saved properly..
and app is not able to overwrite previous file (if present)..

I have not signed the midlet!!
Is it required for file connection????

[ektasrv]

I want to save an image in my moible..
For that i want to create a png file and save the image code in that..
but i am not able to create a file properly.
i used following code
http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.ph...ample_-_JSR_75

its getting exit after i press the save button....
but the file gets saved properly..
and app is not able to overwrite previous file (if present)..

I have not signed the midlet!!
Is it required for file connection????

Yes, using FCA API's may require siging on real devices - test your application on SUN WTK emulator.

[njzk2]

no it may not. at least, not on any device that i know of.
moreover, if the file is written, it does indicate that the problem is somewhere else. can you past the snippet that performs the save ?

[dgreatkumar]

I tried this code:

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import javax.microedition.io.Connector;
import javax.microedition.io.file.FileConnection;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Alert;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Command;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.CommandListener;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Display;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Displayable;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.TextBox;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.TextField;
import javax.microedition.midlet.MIDlet;
import javax.microedition.midlet.MIDletStateChangeException;
 
public class MIDletfinal extends MIDlet implements CommandListener {
 
	Command save, exit;
 
	TextBox text;
 
	Display display;
 
	public MIDletfinal() {
 
		text = new TextBox("", "", 400, TextField.ANY);
		save = new Command("Save", Command.SCREEN, 1);
		exit = new Command("Exit", Command.EXIT, 1);
		text.addCommand(save);
		text.addCommand(exit);
		text.setCommandListener(this);
 
	}
 
	protected void destroyApp(boolean arg0) throws MIDletStateChangeException {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 
	}
 
	protected void pauseApp() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 
	}
 
	protected void startApp() throws MIDletStateChangeException {
		display = Display.getDisplay(this);
		display.setCurrent(text);
 
	}
 
	public void commandAction(Command arg0, Displayable arg1) {
 
		if (arg0 == save) {
			saveFile();
			// Alert used for notify the user that the file had already been
			// saved
			Alert alert = new Alert("File saved.");
			alert.setTimeout(Alert.FOREVER);
			display.setCurrent(alert, this.text);
 
		}
		if (arg0 == exit)
			;
		{
			try {
				destroyApp(true);
				this.notifyDestroyed();
			} catch (MIDletStateChangeException e) {
				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
 
		}
 
	}
 
	private void saveFile() {
 
		try {
			// Creating a connection.
			FileConnection c = (FileConnection) Connector.open(System
					.getProperty("fileconn.dir.photos")
					+ "bruno/", Connector.READ_WRITE);
			// Checking if the directoy exists or not. If it doesn't exist we
			// create it.
			if (c.exists()) {
				System.out.println("existe");
 
			} else {
				System.out.println("nao existe");
				c.mkdir();
				c = (FileConnection) Connector.open(System
						.getProperty("fileconn.dir.photos")
						+ "bruno/thiago.txt", Connector.READ_WRITE);
				// create the file
				c.create();
				// create an OutputStream
				OutputStream out = c.openOutputStream();
				// Get the user text
				String userText = text.getString();
				// write out the user's text into the file
				out.write(userText.getBytes());
				out.flush();
				out.close();
				// Never forget to close a connection or you can face problems.
				// Pay attention here! If you close the connection before and
				// later try to
				// write something it will throw an exception.
				c.close();
 
				// Openning the file again and
				// show what was saved in console.
				c = (FileConnection) Connector.open(System
						.getProperty("fileconn.dir.photos")
						+ "bruno/thiago.txt", Connector.READ_WRITE);
				//
				InputStream in = c.openInputStream();
				byte[] b = new byte[50];
				in.read(b);
				System.out.println(new String(b, 0, b.length));
 
			}
		} catch (Exception e) {
 
		}
 
	}
 
}

[dgreatkumar]

@njzk2 :
its available on this link-
http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.ph...ample_-_JSR_75

[njzk2]

		if (arg0 == exit)
			;
		{

this does not work as you would like.
the condition is evaluated, the ';' is executed conditionnally, and then the code between brackets is always executed.
remove the semi-colon and it will work.

[grahamhughes]

I have to say,

if (arg0 == exit)
	;
{

That ";" looks like a mistake. It should read:

if (arg0 == exit) {

Also:

c.create();

will throw an IOException if the file already exists. Try:

if (!c.exists()) {
    c.create();
}

And: you'll want to move the closing "}" for the "else" clause up to after the c.mkdir() call. Otherwise, this code does nothing if the directory already exists.

Graham.

[grahamhughes]

Hmmm... I think it ought to look like:

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.microedition.io.Connector;
import javax.microedition.io.file.FileConnection;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Alert;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Command;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.CommandListener;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Display;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Displayable;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.TextBox;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.TextField;
import javax.microedition.midlet.MIDlet;

public class FileWriter extends MIDlet implements CommandListener {
    private Command save, exit;
    private TextBox text;
    private Display display;
     
    protected void destroyApp(boolean unconditional) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    }
     
    protected void pauseApp() {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    }
     
    protected void startApp() {
        if (display == null) {
            display = Display.getDisplay(this);
            text = new TextBox("", "", 400, TextField.ANY);
            save = new Command("Save", Command.SCREEN, 1);
            exit = new Command("Exit", Command.EXIT, 1);
            text.addCommand(save);
            text.addCommand(exit);
            text.setCommandListener(this);
        }
        display.setCurrent(text);
    }
     
    public void commandAction(Command command, Displayable displayable) {
        if (command == save) {
            // Alert used for notify the user that the file had already been
            // saved
            Alert alert;
            try {
                saveFile();
                alert = new Alert("File saved.");
            } catch (Exception e) {
                alert = new Alert(e.toString());
            }
            alert.setTimeout(Alert.FOREVER);
            display.setCurrent(alert);
        }
        if (command == exit) {
            destroyApp(true);
            notifyDestroyed();
        }
    }
     
    private void saveFile() throws IOException {
        String folder = System.getProperty("fileconn.dir.photos") + "bruno/";
         
        // Creating a connection.
        FileConnection c = (FileConnection) Connector.open(folder, Connector.READ_WRITE);
        try {
            // Checking if the directoy exists or not. If it doesn't exist we
            // create it.
            if (c.exists()) {
                System.out.println("existe");
            } else {
                System.out.println("nao existe");
                c.mkdir();
            }
        } finally {
            c.close();
        }
        
        c = (FileConnection) Connector.open(folder + "thiago.txt", Connector.READ_WRITE);
        try {
            if (!c.exists()) {
                // create the file
                c.create();
            }
        
            // create an OutputStream
            OutputStream out = c.openOutputStream();
            try {
                // Get the user text
                String userText = text.getString();
                // write out the user's text into the file
                out.write(userText.getBytes());
            } finally {
                out.close();
            }
        } finally {
            // Never forget to close a connection or you can face problems.
            // Pay attention here! If you close the connection before and
            // later try to
            // write something it will throw an exception.
            c.close();
        }
    }
}

If anyone fancies testing it and letting me know if it's better or worse (reply back here), I'll update the wiki.

Graham.

[dgreatkumar]

@grahamhughes:
hey,your code is working fine...
thanks for this all.

but how to sign a midlet???
Is it necessary for file connection?????

[grahamhughes]

Thanks for letting me know. I'll update the wiki.

No, you don't need to sign to use the File Connection API.

Signing might help reduce the number of annoying security prompts. Or it might not. Signing is a whole world of pain and confusion. And it costs you money. Avoid like the plague.

If you want to learn about signing, start here.

Graham.

[dgreatkumar]

@grahamhughes:
can we remove the security question without signing the MIDlet????

[grahamhughes]

You might be able to change from "ask every time" to "ask first time" in the settings for the application. What settings are available, and where they are, depends on the device.

Signing might enable the "always allow" option (or it might not), but it will not select it by default.

Graham.

[dgreatkumar]

@grahamhughes: ok fine...