MIT App Storage Capacity

[V0id]

@Taifun:
So I changed the path to this:

But it still had the loading error. (It might be possible I misread how to make the path, because I couldn't tell which parts were tailored for that project or not.)
@Anke: I don't understand what you mean? What is hard-coding it, how am I doing it, and how do I not do it?

[Anke]

@V0id

What is hard-coding it,

This

@V0id

[Anke]

@V0id

how am I doing it, and how do I not do it?

ASD/global Song_Title.mp3

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/fileName.mp3

[V0id]

Changed the Song Player Source:

However, it still gives the the load error. Could there be something else that is wrong?

[Anke]

@V0id

Could there be something else that is wrong?

A slash is missing:

@Anke

ASD/global Song_Title.mp3

[Taifun]

What abiut using Do it to check the path and find those little errors yourself?

Use the companion app and Do it to debug your blocks, see also tip 4 here App Inventor: How to Learn | Pura Vida Apps
see also Live Development, Testing, and Debugging Tools

FAQ Section: Debugging

Introductory Testing techniques, including DoIt - MIT How to Read and Understand a Runtime Error Message - @ABG Common Runtime Errors - @TimAI2 Advanced Do It' to view procedure results, event arguments and local variables How to run Logcat How to use Do It in a loop Screen1.ErrorOccured message numbers SteveJG monster list of things you should not do How to show raw responseContent from your app when debugging - TimAI2 Video of copying Do It responseContent results into a board post …

Taifun

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Trying to push the limits! Snippets, Tutorials and Extensions from Pura Vida Apps by Taifun.

[V0id]

Added the slash in, and the current error message is:
Error 702: Unable to prepare /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/appinventor.ai_[email].X_Notes_Test/files/[Song Title].mp3

[Anke]

Hmm, try to use a full path:
file:///storage/emulate/...
file://ASD/fileName.mp3

[V0id]

Same error again, but with the file:// at the start. Frustrating.

[Anke]

@V0id

Same error again, but with the file:// at the start.

Show your relevant blocks (and post the aia).

[Taifun]

@V0id

but with the file:// at the start.

use Do it to debug your blocks and show us a Do it result of the complete filename

a correct filename looks like this

file:///storage/emulated/0/Android/data/<packageName>/files/something.mp3

also it would be a good idea to avoid spaces in the filename,
alternatively replace spaces by %20 like this

Taifun

[Anke]

@V0id

Error 702: Unable to prepare /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/appinventor.ai_[email].X_Notes_Test/files/[Song Title].mp3

Take a screenshot of the error message and post it (so we can see where the problem might be).

[V0id]

@Taifun
@Anke

Do It before inputs (Song Title/URL):
file:///storage/emulated/0/Android/data/edu.mit.appinventor.aicompanion3/files/.mp3

Do It after inputs(Song Title/URL):
file:///storage/emulated/0/Android/data/edu.mit.appinventor.aicompanion3/files/oUcHiE.mp3

Error Message Screenshot:

(It seems the email part was added when you install the app, which I was trying before. It is just the name of my email without the @mail.com string)

Project so far:

AIA File:
X_Notes_Test.aia (10.5 KB)

Thank you for all of the help you have been giving me, it is being invaluable at the moment, because I have next to no clue how most of this filing stuff works! Thank you so much for the time you are putting in to help me!

[Anke]

I checked it, no issues at all:

But you are using version 2 of my extension (use version 4):

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Anyway, it should work with version 2 as well.

[Anke]

So let us know the URL and the Android version you are testing on.

[V0id]

Song URL: https://open.spotify.com/track/2uPz77cLmEMKBeqKovdJYw?si=FGe_vZztTlegA8-7f6YwKw
(Is it because of spotify? If so, how would I fix it?)

Phone Version:

[Anke]

@V0id

Is it because of spotify?

Yes.

[V0id]

In that case, how would I fix it? I regret to say my knowledge ends at pressing the share button and getting a link. If I can't do it on spotify, then oh well, but, say, how could I do it from a file on my phone, if at all? How would I get a URL from that? Or from an online site? Any tips?

[Anke]

@V0id

In that case, how would I fix it?

There's nothing to fix. You can't download a file from a Spotify link. You can of course share the link.

What exactly is the goal of your app?

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I don't have a Spotify account and have never used it. But you will certainly be able to view and play it in a web viewer.

[V0id]

Well, main goals for the app are:

1. That it's by me, or by someone in app inventor. This allows for endless customization as I see fit by just messing around with some things. Nice features and constant updates are pretty much nil as a result, but I would prefer customization.
2. Works off of downloaded files. This allows for the app to remain usable even without internet. I find myself there too often.
3. Uses the phone's storage-apparently a needed function after finding out there was definite limits by other methods.

Using spotify links was my thought that they would lead to a file. Thinking back on it, that would obviously not be the case. However, if they do not work, how would I get a working URL for a song, so that I could use it in here?