I have code where one application creates a file "world readable" and then passes the absolute path to another app via a service binding.
The other app can read the file. I'm hoping that what you say below implies that this will continue to work, more or less. Thanks, Jim On Apr 30, 9:44 am, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually you can do it with Context.createContextForPackage(), which > will return a Context containing the resources and pointing to the > data directories of the requested package. However, unless the other > application has explicitly made some files in there world accessible > or you are sharing the same user ID as it, there is no way for you to > touch anything in that directory. > > On Apr 30, 4:11 am, Hielko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is not possible / will not be possible in the final version of > > android. If you want to share data between applications you will need > > to use a content provider. > > > On Apr 30, 9:02 am, Wei Yongqiang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > In my application, I want to access another application's data path, and > > > I only know that application's name. then how can I do for this? > > > > Thanks. > > > Frank --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
