Reading file from External Storage of Android SDK Emulator

Question

i am new bie in android, I am developing an application in Android, and i used some ready made libs, now there is browse option, and when i do browse it gives the place of /mnt/sdcard, it is basiacally a file reader, if i use this app in mobile then i can browse my memory card, but there even 500MB card have been configured in emulator, i dont know where to place the files so i can access in my Emulator's app, i am expecting, there will be a path like C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Android\\android-sdk\\SOMEFolder where i can place my files using computer and can access in my emulator. Attached an image of my emulator

Answer 1

i dont know where to place the files so i can access in my Emulator's app ...

You can use "adb push" command as

adb push <filename> <target>

(see http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html for more details), or simply use "File Explorer" in DDMS perspective then select a folder in sd card folder and select "push a file on to device" to place your files in that folder in your emulator:

And you can use

Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()    

to access sd-card absolute path.

Answer 2

if you want to save some files in your emulator sdcard then ddms->file explorer->sdcard then push a file into device as shown in image

when you click on the icon notified by circle a browse dialog will come then browse your file and as you select save file will be saved in sdcard of emulator

Answer 3

Just go through the below tutorial you will get some details about SD card usage in emulator.

Android Tutorial: Creating and Using an SD Card in the Emulator