Android: getAssets().openFd() and FileNotFoundException

Question

I am trying to read a txt file from assets folder like that:

descriptor = context.getAssets().openFd("openAccess.txt");
reader = new FileReader(descriptor.getFileDescriptor());

but I am getting this exception:

java.io.FileNotFoundException: This file can not be opened as a file descriptor; it is probably compressed

I don't know what is the problem?

possible duplicate of [java.io.FileNotFoundException: This file can not be opened as a file descriptor; it is probably compressed](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6186866/java-io-filenotfoundexception-this-file-can-not-be-opened-as-a-file-descriptor) — Sergey Glotov, Apr 13 '12 at 13:17
See me comment: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6186866/java-io-filenotfoundexception-this-file-can-not-be-opened-as-a-file-descriptor/31425092#31425092 — Alfaplus, Jul 15 '15 at 08:37

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 13 '12 at 13:20

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How about this:

InputStream in = context.getAssets().open("openAccess.txt");
reader = new InputStreamReader(in);

answered Apr 13 '12 at 13:20

David Wasser

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Still the same problem @David Wasser – Milos Cuculovic Apr 13 '12 at 13:27
Are you sure that the text file is actually present in your assets? – David Wasser Apr 13 '12 at 13:29
Oh, it works now, sorry, i did a litle mistake. The other problem now is that I am getting the file adress like java.io.InputStreamReader@405248a0 – Milos Cuculovic Apr 13 '12 at 13:56

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 13 '12 at 13:36

try this :

AssetFileDescriptor descriptor = getAssets().openFd("openAccess.txt");
BufferedReader f = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(descriptor.getFileDescriptor()));
String line = f.readLine();
while (line != null) {
    // do stuff
    Log.d("TAG",line);
}

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 15 '14 at 12:18

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What did it for me was to create a "row"-folder in /res and to copy the files in there. Then you can use:

InputStreamReader iReader = new InputStreamReader(getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.text)));

answered Jun 15 '14 at 12:18

beNick

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 13 '12 at 13:16

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Use like this. File Path.

context.getAssets().openFd("file:///android_asset/openAccess.txt");

edited Apr 13 '12 at 13:16

Sergey Glotov

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answered Apr 13 '12 at 13:09

SBJ

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still the same problem: fileNotFoundException – Milos Cuculovic Apr 13 '12 at 13:12
Please check this comment http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6186866/java-io-filenotfoundexception-this-file-can-not-be-opened-as-a-file-descriptor – SBJ Apr 13 '12 at 13:16

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 13 '12 at 13:31

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you can create new folder in Asset and place your file in that folder and try to get that file from this folder

answered Apr 13 '12 at 13:31

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