Copying Database from assets folder to database folder

Hi I'm working with this code http://www.reigndesign.com/blog/using-your-own-sqlite-database-in-android-applications/ and it's working fine, except that I'm getting a java.io.filenotfoundexception on this line

OutputStream myOutput = new FileOutputStream(outFileName);

I also tried this instead

OutputStream myOutput = this.context.openFileOutput(outFileName, Context.M开发者_运维知识库ODE_PRIVATE);

and I got

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: File /data/data/com.kosherapp/databases/applicationdata contains a path separator

Anyone have any ideas for me? Thanks in advance!

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This example uses SQLiteAssetHelper in the newer version the main class has a variable ASSET_DB_PATH :

public class SQLiteAssetHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {


    private static final String ASSET_DB_PATH = "databases";

So you don´t need to specify in your class that extends from SQLiteAssetHelper the path of your database including the directory

//  private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "databases/myadtabase.db";
    private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "mydatabase.db";

So instead of having:

"databases/databases/mydatabase.db"

you will have the correct path:

"databases/mydatabase.db"

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Thats the reason for what you have this error:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: File ............ contains a path separator

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DatabaseHelper myDbHelper = new DatabaseHelper(this);
    try {
        myDbHelper.createDataBase();
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
        throw new Error("Unable to create database");
    }
myDbHelper.close();

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public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {

public static final String TAG = "DatabaseHelper";
private static String DB_PATH = "/data/data/com.test/databases/";
private static String DB_NAME = "testdb.sqlite";
public static final int DB_Version = 1;

private final Context myContext;
private static SQLiteDatabase myDB;

DatabaseHelper(Context context) {
    super(context, DB_NAME, null, DB_Version);
    this.myContext = context;
}

@Override
public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
}

@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
    Log.w(TAG, "Upgrading database from version " + oldVersion + " to "
            + newVersion + ", which will destroy all old data");
    onCreate(db);
}

public void createDataBase() throws IOException {
    boolean dbExist = checkDataBase();
    if (dbExist) {
        // do nothing - database already exist
    } else {
        // By calling this method and empty database will be created
        // into the default system path
        // of your application so we are gonna be able to overwrite that
        // database with our database.
        this.getReadableDatabase();
        try {
            copyDataBase();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new Error("Error copying database");
        }
    }
}

private boolean checkDataBase() {
    SQLiteDatabase checkDB = null;
    try {
        String myPath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
        checkDB = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(myPath, null,
                SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READWRITE);
    } catch (SQLiteException e) {
        // database does't exist yet.
    }

    if (checkDB != null) {
        checkDB.close();
    }
    return checkDB != null ? true : false;
}

private void copyDataBase() throws IOException {
    // Open your local db as the input stream
    InputStream myInput = myContext.getAssets().open(DB_NAME);
    // Path to the just created empty db
    String outFileName = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
    // Open the empty db as the output stream
    OutputStream myOutput = new FileOutputStream(outFileName);
    // transfer bytes from the inputfile to the outputfile
    byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
    int length;
    while ((length = myInput.read(buffer)) > 0) {
        myOutput.write(buffer, 0, length);
    }
    // Close the streams
    myOutput.flush();
    myOutput.close();
    myInput.close();
}

public SQLiteDatabase openDataBase() throws SQLException {
    // Open the database
    String myPath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
    return myDB = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(myPath, null,
            SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READWRITE);
}

@Override
public synchronized void close() {
    if (myDB != null)
        myDB.close();
    super.close();
}
}

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As per the docs, The name you supply to openFileOutput can't contain a path seperator. It must be a file name only (this is to prevent you from attempting to write outside of your application's sandbox). Looking at your error message:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: File /data/data/com.kosherapp/databases/applicationdata contains a path separator

Try using "applicationdata.db" as the file name by itself.

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Android 1.6 doesn't need you to specify the URL, just give name of database and your are all set to go. :)