FileTools : Some tools to work with files

[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?

[e_sorrentino72 (Enrico Sorrentino)]

With movefileasync it closes

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

Thank you @e_sorrentino72
Now I found the problem.
Actually this is because of AsynchUtil class from AI.
I am finding another way to run tasks in background.
Hope this will be fixed soon!

[palmare_as (Antonio Sansone)]

with copyfilesync the file is copied to the destination but the application closes

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

Another note or inconsistency: @vknow360 @Taifun

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

I think that’s not a bug.It is bacause of using relative path.
/storage/emulated/0/ returns true because it is your external storage and extension thinks every directory starting with / is either external storage itself or exists in external storage.As we all know / refers to external storage.Even if you will use / then it will return same result.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360

I that’s not a bug.It is bacause of using relative path.

I didn’t say it was a bug, I was just talking about an inconsistency.
However, the path to the root directory of the external storage
/storage/emulated/0/
is not a relative path, but an absolute path.

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

@bodymindpower

However, the path to the root directory of the external storage
/storage/emulated/0/
is not a relative path, but an absolute path.

You are right.
But the problem is that FileTools uses relative file path system.
So ‘/’ refers to external storage and ‘//’ refers to assets directory.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360

But the problem is that FileTools uses relative file path system.

Yes, but also the absolute path:

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

Because if a filename starts with external storage path then it does not modifies that.
For example:
/MyDir >> /storage/emulated/0/MyDir
/storage/emulated/0/MyDir >> /storage/emulated/0/MyDir

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360

Because if a filename starts with external storage path then it does not modifies that.

Yes, I am aware of that.

Btw, I’m not a fan of relative paths at all. They only bring trouble and confusion. See for example the File component:

File Path Broken

The File component uses different paths, sometime you need the full path, e.g.: /storgage/emulated/0/Download/ and sometimes the relative path: /Download In this case you need the relative path: /Makeroid/assets/… I mentioned this severall times, e.g. here:

There the relative and sometimes the absolute path is used. Why not do it consistently in the same way everywhere?

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

@bodymindpower

Btw, I’m not a fan of relative paths at all. They only bring trouble and confusion. See for example the File component:

I too don’t like using relative path in my extensions but if I shall not then users have to use a file extension to get path of external storage.
That’s why when I had released FileTools it was using absolute path system.

@bodymindpower

There the relative and sometimes the absolute path is used. Why not do it consistently in the same way everywhere?

@Taifun can answer it betterly.

Btw , community’s mysterious notification bug is here

[Lily]

@vknow360

but if I shall not then users have to use a file extension to get path of external storage.
That’s why when I had released FileTools it was using absolute path system.

Please help me I have PM you concerning this issue.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360

I too don’t like using relative path in my extensions but if I shall not then users have to use a file extension to get path of external storage.
That’s why when I had released FileTools it was using absolute path system.

Sorry, but this explanation is somewhat opaque.