Writing a text file to SDCard gives a IllegalArgumentException in Android

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Android write to sd card folder

Writing a File with this Code:

public void writeFile(String data){
try { // catches IOException below
final String TESTSTRING = new String(data+"-");


String path=Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()
    + "/test.txt";
FileOutputStream fOut = openFileOutput(path,
                                        MODE_WORLD_READABLE);
OutputStreamWriter osw = new OutputStreamWriter(fOut); 

// Write the string to the file
osw.write(TESTSTRING);
/* ensure that everything is
 * really written out and close */
osw.flush();
osw.close();

}catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}
}

Error Generated by Above Code:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: File /sdcard/test.txt contains a path separator

I couldn't find what's wrong with this code.

Check this answer same problem solved http://stackoverflow.com/q/2079766/689853 — Harinder, Jul 15 '11 at 05:13

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 15 '11 at 19:57

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openFileOutput is is used for creating private files for the application which will be saved in the application's private directory.That means you need to send a file name to the method not the whole path.

And also make sure that you have the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission in your AndroidManifest.xml .

edited Jul 15 '11 at 19:57

Paŭlo Ebermann

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answered Jul 15 '11 at 05:11

Tanmay Mandal

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 15 '11 at 05:08

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openFileOuput() doesn't accept paths, only a file name.

answered Jul 15 '11 at 05:08

Reno

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Writing a text file to SDCard gives a IllegalArgumentException in Android

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