how to save byte image to phone memory

[intheworldofmyown]

hi, as i have use the gif encoder and made a gif image out according to the codes below. Once the user select the save command, it will generetate a byte[], with this, how am i able to save the byte[] into a image in the phone memory?

 public void commandAction(Command c, Displayable d) {
        
        if(c==bkCmd) {
            mainCanvas mainCanvas= new mainCanvas( midlet, display , background,text,  x, y, fontSize, fontColour,  mustRepaintText,addChoice, characterOne,  characterTwo, fontStyle, backgroundName);
            display.setCurrent(mainCanvas);
            
        }else if(c==saveCmd) {
            
             frameImage1= createImageMethod(1);
            frameImage2=createImageMethod(2);
            frameImage3=createImageMethod(3);
           byte[] gifImage= saveMethod(frameImage1,frameImage2,frameImage3);
           System.out.println(gifImage.toString()+"GIF IMAGE DATA");
          
         testing= Image.createImage(gifImage,0,gifImage.length);
           
           
            repaint();
        }
        
        
    }

[honest_success]

If you will convert that byte array to string then it will convert to acii value of perticulat elemeent. Then you can easily store it to the phone memory in RMS.

[intheworldofmyown]

hi, i am actually confuse, you suggest using RMS, then wat about FileConnection API?

[raj_J2ME]

how am i able to save the byte[] into a image in the phone memory?

Well
Moving color wise -
1 - RED - MAKE SENSE TO ME..
2 - BLUE Following the first red string does not make sense..
3 - RED make sense,

I guess just you have converted the gif image in byte array and now you wana save the same..correct..

Yes you can save that image in RMS -
The code is follow -

import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;
import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import javax.microedition.rms.InvalidRecordIDException;
import javax.microedition.rms.RecordEnumeration;
import javax.microedition.rms.RecordStore;

/**
*
* Implements methods to store and load Images to/from RMS,
* expire images, and clear the RMS local store.
*
*/
public final class ImageRmsUtils {

/**
* Saves a PNG Image//Byte Array
*
* @param resourceName is the name of the PNG image to save.
* @param image the Image to save.
*/
static public void savePngImage(String recordStore, String resourceName, Image image) {
RecordStore imagesRS = null;
int height, width;
if (resourceName == null) return; // resource name is required

// Calculate needed size and allocate buffer area
height = image.getHeight();
width = image.getWidth();

int[] imgRgbData = new int[width*height];

try {
image.getRGB(imgRgbData, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height);
imagesRS = RecordStore.openRecordStore(recordStore, true);

//
ByteArrayOutputStream bout = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
DataOutputStream dout = new DataOutputStream(bout);
// Serialize the image name
dout.writeUTF(resourceName);
dout.writeInt(width);
dout.writeInt(height);
dout.writeLong(System.currentTimeMillis());
dout.writeInt(imgRgbData.length);
// Serialize the image raw data
for (int i=0; i<imgRgbData.length; i++) {
dout.writeInt(imgRgbData[i]);
}
dout.flush();
dout.close();
byte[] data = bout.toByteArray();
int recid = imagesRS.addRecord(data, 0, data.length);
} catch (Exception e) {
// Log the exception
} finally {
try {
// Close the Record Store
if (imagesRS != null) imagesRS.closeRecordStore();
} catch (Exception ignore) {
// Ignore
}
}
}

/**
* Load image with specified name
*
* @param recordStore is the name of the record store.
* @param resourceName is the name of the image to load
*
* @return the loaded Image or null.
*/
static public Image loadPngFromRMS(String recordStore, String resourceName) {
RecordStore imagesRS = null;
Image img = null;
try {
imagesRS = RecordStore.openRecordStore(recordStore, true);
RecordEnumeration re = imagesRS.enumerateRecords(null, null, true);
int numRecs = re.numRecords();
// For each record
for(int i=0; i<numRecs; i++) {
// Get the next record's ID
int recId = re.nextRecordId(); // throws InvalidRecordIDException
// Get the record
byte[] rec = imagesRS.getRecord(recId);
//
ByteArrayInputStream bin = new ByteArrayInputStream(rec);
DataInputStream din = new DataInputStream(bin);
String name = din.readUTF();
// If this is the image we are looking for, load it.
if (name.equals(resourceName)== false) continue;

int width = din.readInt();
int height = din.readInt();
long timestamp = din.readLong();
int length = din.readInt();

int[] rawImg = new int[width*height];
// Serialize the image raw data
for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
rawImg[i] = din.readInt();
}
img = Image.createRGBImage(rawImg, width, height, false);
din.close();
bin.close();
}
} catch (InvalidRecordIDException ignore) {
// End of enumeration, ignore
} catch (Exception e) {
// Log the exception
} finally {
try {
// Close the Record Store
if (imagesRS != null) imagesRS.closeRecordStore();
} catch (Exception ignore) {
// Ignore
}
}
return img;
}

Check this code and you can modify the same as per the need,
For file connection check this -
http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.n..._0_en.zip.html
Thanks,

[honest_success]

hi, i am actually confuse, you suggest using RMS, then wat about FileConnection API?

Some old phones may not support File Connection API so you can use rms for that data. You can also store string into rms and in File System.

[intheworldofmyown]

hi Raj, the codes you gave me is to saving my image into a record store then transfer it into phone by FileConnectionAPI?

Am i doing the correct way?

my codes are as below

else if(c==saveCmd) {
            
            frameImage1= createImageMethod(1);
            frameImage2=createImageMethod(2);
            frameImage3=createImageMethod(3);
// this is the part where i generate my gif image by the gif encoder
            byte[] gifImage= saveMethod(frameImage1,frameImage2,frameImage3);            System.out.println(gifImage.toString()+"GIF IMAGE DATA");
            
//this is to create the gifImage to be save into the phone.
            createFile(gifImage);            testing= Image.createImage(gifImage,0,gifImage.length);
            
            
            repaint();
        }

 public void createFile(byte[] gifImage) {
        try {
Connector.open("file:///SDCard/TestImage.gif",Connector.WRITE);
     FileConnection fconn = (FileConnection)Connector.open("file://c:/testing/TestImage.gif",Connector.WRITE);
                       
// Always check whether the file or directory exists.
            // Create the file if it doesn't exist.
            if(!fconn.exists()) {
                fconn.create();
                
                DataOutputStream dos = fconn.openDataOutputStream();
                ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
                DataOutputStream outputDataStream= new DataOutputStream(outputStream);
                for(int i=0;i<gifImage.length;i++) {
                    outputDataStream.writeInt(gifImage[i]);
                }
                outputDataStream.flush();
                
                byte[] outputRecord = outputStream.toByteArray();
                dos.write(outputRecord);
                dos.flush();
                dos.close();
                
                fconn.close();
                
                
            }
            fconn.close();
        } catch(IOException ioe) {
        }
    }

[intheworldofmyown]

So i can either use fileConnection API or RMS , either way will be able to save the image to the phone?

[raj_J2ME]

Hi,
I gave you two styles of code -
@ First is to save the image in RMS and then load the same,
@ second is using file connection..

It is hardly matter how you have taken the byte array...
you have byte array ..then just write the same in rms using the fist code.

However you are writing through the FileConnection...API..ok
Just check the code ..I gave you,Why dont you check that?
Thanks,

[intheworldofmyown]

Hi Raj, sorry for the trouble, u mean by either way i will be able to save it to the phone? Kind of confuse. =)

[raj_J2ME]

Hi,
Yeah,
Thanks,

[shirodas]

Hi Raj, thanks for your time in explaining

but there's a problem regarding the file connection
it gave a imageviewer example
i read and study up the codes all night long last night

the imageviewer cannot be opened using our platform, netbeans 5.5

so we tried opening it by creating a new project and copy paste the codes inside

it worked somehow.

but at this point, when we run the application it just stuck there

Then the next plan is we deployed it into a N95 phone straight away
it worked, but the imageviewer can only let us see the data inside the phone (background/images)
but it doesnt let us create and write new image into the phone and store it

[raj_J2ME]

Hi,
Check whether that function has been provided,
Thanks,

[intheworldofmyown]

Hi Raj, what is the function you are referring to?

[intheworldofmyown]

Hi, anyway for your information, i want to save the image into phone, and the user will be able to view the image that is save in their picture folder even they are outside the application

[intheworldofmyown]

Any ideas? cause my codes and running on the emulator, it will have a alert to inform user that the application wants to write the local file system and ask No or YES. And i click yes nothing happens.

Anyway by doing this, am i able to save my image into the local memory of the phone . Example like in the images folder of a nokia phone?

Thank you

public void createFile(byte[] gifImage, Image testing) {
      
        
        try {
            FileConnection fconn = (FileConnection)Connector.open("file:///C:/Nokia/Images/Pictures/testing.gif",Connector.WRITE);
            
            if (!fconn.exists()) {
                fconn.create();
                DataOutputStream dos=fconn.openDataOutputStream();
                dos.write(gifImage,0,gifImage.length);
                dos.flush();
                dos.close();
            }
            
            else {
                Alert al=new Alert("Duplicate File Name");
                al.setString("Image with this name already exists");
                Display.getDisplay(midlet).setCurrent(al);
            }
            
            fconn.close();
            
        }
        
        catch (IOException e) {
            
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }