I am developing a multifile converter app , in which user can select a excel file which can be converted into pdf , below method is used to create pdf file that is working fine in my phone which is android pie (android 9 ) , but when I run the app in android 10 real device also in emulator no directory is being created . please help me with the code
and requesting runtime permission with dexter library
I added the line in manifest :-
android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
Permissions :–
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
My CreatePDF method:-
void Convert_to_PDF(Uri path) throws IOException, DocumentException, URISyntaxException {
File f = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/MultiFileCon");
if (!f.exists()) if ( !f.mkdir()) return;
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy HH.mm.ss");
Date date = new Date();
// System.out.println(formatter.format(date));
Log.d("DATE", formatter.format(date) + ".pdf");
File pdffilex = new File(f.getAbsolutePath(), formatter.format(date) + ".pdf");
Log.d("ABC", "Convert_to_PDF: "+uriforExcel.getPath());
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
Toast.makeText(this, "android version is "+android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Log.d("VERSION NAME", "Convert_to_PDF: "+android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
File file = new File(path.getPath());//create path from uri
final String[] split = file.getPath().split(":");//split the path.
filePath = split[1];
input_document = new FileInputStream(filePath);
}
else {
input_document = new FileInputStream(new File(PathUtil.getPath(this,path)));
}
// Read workbook into HSSFWorkbook
HSSFWorkbook my_xls_workbook = new HSSFWorkbook(input_document);
// Read worksheet into HSSFSheet
HSSFSheet my_worksheet = my_xls_workbook.getSheetAt(0);
// To iterate over the rows
Iterator<Row> rowIterator = my_worksheet.iterator();
//We will create output PDF document objects at this point
Document iText_xls_2_pdf = new Document();
PdfWriter.getInstance(iText_xls_2_pdf, new FileOutputStream(pdffilex));
iText_xls_2_pdf.open();
//we have two columns in the Excel sheet, so we create a PDF table with two columns
//Note: There are ways to make this dynamic in nature, if you want to.
PdfPTable my_table = new PdfPTable(7);
//We will use the object below to dynamically add new data to the table
PdfPCell table_cell;
//Loop through rows.
while(rowIterator.hasNext()) {
Row row = rowIterator.next();
Iterator<Cell> cellIterator = row.cellIterator();
while(cellIterator.hasNext()) {
Cell cell = cellIterator.next(); //Fetch CELL
switch(cell.getCellType()) { //Identify CELL type
//you need to add more code here based on
//your requirement / transformations
case Cell.CELL_TYPE_STRING:
//Push the data from Excel to PDF Cell
table_cell=new PdfPCell(new Phrase(cell.getStringCellValue()));
Log.d("DOL", cell.getStringCellValue());
//feel free to move the code below to suit to your needs
my_table.addCell(table_cell);
break;
}
//next line
}
// Log.d("DOL", "Convert_to_PDF: "+datatobe);
}
//Finally add the table to PDF document
iText_xls_2_pdf.add(my_table);
iText_xls_2_pdf.close();
//we created our pdf file..
input_document.close(); //close xls
}
2
Answers
is a forbidden character in a file system path.
Try:.
The
Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
method does not work on Android 11 or above version devices for security reasons.You can easily store your file in a public directory. Here is an example of how you access a public directory in Android Studio.
so you can try this code in your project.
/storage/emulated/0/Download/MultiFileCon/PDF_1665148985587.pdf