Get full path to a video file from uri

Question

I am trying to pick a video, selecting and displaying the video works fine, but when I try to get the full path to the video file I get a wrong path.

In the following code fragment I am trying to obtain the full path to the file:

Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
File file = new File((uri.getPath()));

And then when I set the multipart entity filebody I pass it the file.toString().

I am getting the following exception when trying to upload the file.

03-28 12:43:27.129: W/System.err(6018): java.io.FileNotFoundException: /content:/media/external/video/media/32398: open failed: ENOENT (No such file or directory)
03-28 12:43:27.157: W/System.err(6018):     at libcore.io.IoBridge.open(IoBridge.java:416)
03-28 12:43:27.157: W/System.err(6018):     at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:78)
03-28 12:43:27.157: W/System.err(6018):     at org.apache.http.entity.mime.content.FileBody.writeTo(FileBody.java:92)
03-28 12:43:27.165: W/System.err(6018):     at org.apache.http.entity.mime.HttpMultipart.doWriteTo(HttpMultipart.java:206)
03-28 12:43:27.165: W/System.err(6018):     at org.apache.http.entity.mime.HttpMultipart.writeTo(HttpMultipart.java:224)
03-28 12:43:27.169: W/System.err(6018):     at org.apache.http.entity.mime.MultipartEntity.writeTo(MultipartEntity.java:183)
03-28 12:43:27.169: W/System.err(6018):     at org.apache.http.impl.entity.EntitySerializer.serialize(EntitySerializer.java:97)
03-28 12:43:27.169: W/System.err(6018):     at org.apache.http.impl.AbstractHttpClientConnection.sendRequestEntity(AbstractHttpClientConnection.java:162)

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:25

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you will need to query MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA column to get real path of File using URI from MediaStore.Images.Media ContentProvider.

see following post for getting filename and path from uri from mediastore

edited May 23 '17 at 12:25

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answered Mar 28 '13 at 11:05

ρяσѕρєя K

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@user1940676 : or see dextor answer in same post – ρяσѕρєя K Mar 28 '13 at 11:27
It's MediaStore.Videos I believe – Thomas Decaux May 26 '14 at 10:24
it is for video , not image – Wayne Tun Aug 18 '22 at 06:12

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 10 '15 at 06:18

Get file path from URI::

   public String getRealPathFromURI(Context context, Uri contentUri) {
      Cursor cursor = null;
      try { 
        String[] proj = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
        cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(contentUri,  proj, null, null, null);
        int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index);
      } finally {
        if (cursor != null) {
          cursor.close();
        }
      }
    }

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 30 '17 at 23:57

I tried all the various answers on StackOverflow regarding taking Uris and turning them into File/file paths, and none of them worked. I asked around, and it appears that this behavior is no longer supported. It was suggested that instead if you need access to the video/image: "Just open the URI directly with ContentResolver's openInputStream".

Get full path to a video file from uri

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