How do you read a text file(like .txt) in sdcard?

[Mr.LightBulb]

Hello!
I'm trying to make an app that for reading dodocode of Animal Crossing.
And I'm using ACNHOrderbot for auto fetch dodocode, it will save dodocode as a file named Dodo.txt at my computer automatically.
What I wanted to do is make an app that read that Dodo.txt file every 5 second and upload it to CloudDB.
This app will run on LDPlayer(an Android emulator for Windows 10) on computer, and it will sync file in /sdcard/Pictures on emulator and C:\Users\cyrus\Desktop\Android emulator\new on computer.
So I try to read Dodo.txt in /sdcard/Pictures using File.
But it shows an error: Error 2101: The file /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/new/Dodo.txt could not be found...
What's wrong?

(blocks are not completed, but the basic block are made.)

(Dodo.txt)

[Mr.LightBulb]

Is my path on emulator goes wrong like it should be \sdcard\Pictures not /sdcard/Pictures?
Or the coding of Dodo.txt is specified?
Or this app couldn't run on emulator correctly?
Or the DefaultScope of File not "Asset"?

[TIMAI2]

Why are you storing a text file in the Pictures folder ?
It would be easier to use the ASD files directory to store text files.
What version of android is your emulator running?

[Mr.LightBulb]

@TIMAI2

Why are you storing a text file in the Pictures folder ?

Because the emulator can only sync the file in this folder with my computer.

@TIMAI2

What version of android is your emulator running?

Android 7.1.2

[Anke]

1. Post a link to the FilePicker extension.
2. Most likely it use an absolute or full path. The File component uses a relative path.
3. Connect to Companion and make a right mouse click on the xyz.Text block (where it gets the filePath), "Do it" and post the result.

[Gordon_Lu]

@Anke

Post a link to the FilePicker extension.

[Free] File Picker Extension - Pick File From Storage (2.1.6)

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@Mr.LightBulb But read this as well.

[Free] File Picker Extension - Pick File From Storage (2.1.6)

after the SDK30 limitations the file picker extension might not work in all cases anymore to access arbitrary directories... see also the unanswered question by @TIMAI2 for this purpose the SAF extension might be used Taifun

[Anke]

@Mr.LightBulb

/storage/emulated/0/Pictures/new/Dodo.txt

A non-media file must be stored by the app in one the the Shared folders

• /Download or
• /Documents on Android 11+

or the ASD to be able to access it.

Otherwise you need SAF.

See also here:

Some basics on Android storage system

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[Mr.LightBulb]

Do It Result: "/storage/emulated/0/Download/Dodo.txt"

[Anke]

@Mr.LightBulb

/storage/emulated/0/Download/Dodo.txt

Ok, if this text file was created by the app itself, try to read this file with the File component using the relative path: /Download/Dodo.txt

If the file was NOT created by the app, you must use SAF.

Note: But even with SAF you cannot access (files in) the Shared folder /Download.