Java Development

[JChow]

Hi 

Wonder if there is an API i can tell the "Store pictures" user's preference  in camera options.

Use case: bring up appropate folder using FilePicker if user wants to fetch a picture file

Using the System class i can detect if the device or media card is available. 

http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/5.0.0api/java/lang/System.html

But cannot tell if user prefer to save the pics in device / sd card.

Any one has an idea please share. 

thanks.

[smiley]

By default the camera app

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JChow wrote:

Hi 

Wonder if there is an API i can tell the "Store pictures" user's preference  in camera options.

Use case: bring up appropate folder using FilePicker if user wants to fetch a picture file

Using the System class i can detect if the device or media card is available. 

http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/5.0.0api/java/lang/System.html

But cannot tell if user prefer to save the pics in device / sd card.

Any one has an idea please share. 

thanks.

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saves in the BlackBerry\camera on the sd card.

the filepicker doesnt allow you to pick folder.

[JChow]

thanks for responding. 

If you have SD card on your device. then bring up camera app, option page from the menu then at the bottom you can choose to store pictures "On Media Card / On Device" . Actually you get prompted the first time a SD card is detected. But you can always change your preference in the option page.

You can use the FilePicker API to select a start path:
http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/5.0.0api/net/rim/device/api/ui/picker/FilePicker.html#setP...

String startPath = "file://store/home/user/documents"

filePicker.setPath(startPath); 

My goal is to make the start path the same as user preference 

thanks

[myraddin]

Bumping an old thread.

Anyone knows how to find out User's preference in camera: "Store pictures: On Device / On Media Card"

My app would like to store the files in the same location.

[newton53]

I don't think there's a straightforward way. pretty sure the camera app stores the preference in the persistable store though, kudos to you if you manage to figure out the key.

or you can just replicate what the camera app is doing. Give the user a choice, and fall back to using store/home/user if sd card is not present.

[JChow]

I talked to some RIM ppl and quite sure the function is not exposed. Unfortunately i couldn't find a nice way to work around it. newton53's suggestion sounds good to me if you really need to implement something.

[myraddin]

Well, I guess this thread will at least give answers to the ones seeking the same

Reading all values from persistant storage to find that one could take milleniums. And it is most probably in a container class so it would al be in vein  .

But, kudos for the suggestion