FileTools : Some tools to work with files

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

ChangeLog Version 6

Changes

• Removed some un-neccessary methods and imports which reduced aix size (40 kb to 31kb)
• Some internal changes like using empty string in any path socket will also return an empty string
  Thanks to @Boban BTW, Looks like you still have an old version of extension
• Fixed several spelling and grammar mistakes

[Hassan]

Thank for the extension.

Could you please assist me to delete a file in the APK?

Both companions and APK return file exists=true but only in companion delete successfully.

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

I think it needs write permission.
Ask this permission at screen initialize:
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

[Hassan]

Thanks working now.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360 @Taifun
These blocks do not return a list of files from the assets from Kodular (with Companion):
/storage/emulated/0/Makeroid/assets/…

If there is an AppInventor folder: /storage/emulated/0/AppInventor/assets/…
these blocks return a list of the files in that (AI) assets folder.

How many errors and problems have already been caused by this unnecessary name change from “AppInventor” to “Makeroid”?

[Taifun]

@bodymindpower

How many errors and problems have already been caused by this unnecessary name change from “AppInventor” to “Makeroid” ?

well, uncountable errors…
this once was the decision of Kodular formerly known as Makeroid… see also

Assets when using companion are now saved at /sdcard/Makeroid

One thing to note in this update is that the assets when using companion are now saved at /sdcard/Makeroid/ dir, instead of /sdcard/AppInventor/ dir. Your WebViewer’s GoToUrl function will work even when AppInventor dir is specified as it is replaced internally to use Makeroid dir. This only breaks @Taifun’s PathToAssets block with Makeroid well, that’s a bad idea to rename that directory Makeroid is an App Inventor distribution, isn’t it? so why renaming the directory? it does not make se…

and after the rebranding to Kodular now everybody is wondering, where does that Makeroid folder come from?

Taifun

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@Taifun

and after the rebranding to Kodular now everybody is wondering, where does that Makeroid folder come from?

Yes, this further name change (from Makeroid to Kodular) doesn’t make it better and certainly not easier to understand.

[Taifun]

sometimes you make decisions and later you find out, that it was not a good one…
same with the 2 different sound components (Sound and Player) in App Inventor…
we have to take it as it is…

Taifun

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

ChangeLog Version 7

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug in FileListFromAssets method

Thanks to @bodymindpower

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

Does this block also work with AI2 ?

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

Yes it works with AI2

[technicalmachan]

can i create a folder lock or password?
can you please help me

[DevYB (Ayoub Mounchid)]

I think not, but you can zip a folder with a password(not with this extension).

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

@technicalmachan

can i create a folder lock or password?
can you please help me

Simply you can’t (Learn Why?)
But you can do this:

@DevYB

I think not, but you can zip a folder with a password(not with this extension).

And thank you @DevYB for giving me an awesome idea.

finally I got something to work on during this boring and lonelyfull lockdown

[technicalmachan]

one time download file?
it is possible?
can you please explain with blocks image

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

@technicalmachan

one time download file?
it is possible?

Yes it is possible.
You have to check that file exists or not.If it does not exists then download it else proceed.

[technicalmachan]

can you create blocks for me
please help
i need want just blocks image

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

Can I know what you have tried from yourself?

[palmare_as (Antonio Sansone)]

when I use the FilelistAsync method the application closes

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

Thank you.
Can you please check copyfileasync and movefileasync methods?