phoneintents error

[Cor]

gives error

no activity found to handle Intent

using android 8 sdk
phone lib 1.31

dim p as phoneintents
dim url as string

    url="maps.google.nl/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=parklaan+20+oss&daddr=hunnenpad+6+oss&hl=nl"
    StartActivity(p.OpenBrowser(url))

 

[Erel]

You should add "http://" to the url.

 

[Cor]

that did the job

grCor

 

[csgoh]

How could I open a local html file in SD card?

I tried this, but got 'no activity found to handle Intent' error

Dim p As PhoneIntents
StartActivity(p.OpenBrowser("file:///mnt/sdcard/dmDoc.html"))

Any other suggestions?

 

[Erel]

You will need to explicitly set the default browser as the target:

   Dim i As Intent
   i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, "file://" & File.Combine(File.DirRootExternal, "1.html"))
   i.SetComponent("com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity")
   StartActivity(i)

 

[Dman]

I added this code and got this error.

    Dim i As Intent
i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, "file://" & File.Combine(File.DirInternal, "invoice.html"))'
i.SetComponent("com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity")
StartActivity(i)

and got this error.

An error has occured in sub:
invoice_btnemail_click (java line:414)
android.content.ActivityNotFoundException:
Unable to find explicit activity class {com.
android.browser/com.android.browser.
BrowserActivity}; have you declared this activity
in your AndroidManifest.xml?
Continue?

Any ideas?

 

[Erel]

Which device are you using? It seems like the default system browser is not installed.

 

[Dman]

I have the Galaxy Nexus and the browser is there.

 

[Erel]

This is the problem with explicitly setting the activity and package. It changed in Android 4 (at least on the Galaxy Nexus) and now you should use:

i.SetComponent("com.google.android.browser/com.android.browser.BrowserActivity")

 

[Dman]

Thank you so much!

 

[Erel]

Tip: I found it by checking the unfiltered logs while clicking on the browser icon. The intent is printed in the logs (intents are always printed to the logs).

 

[mistermentality]

I'm having the exact same error message using the amended code on a stock Nexus 7 running Android 4.2 trying to open a local web page from my apps internal directory (not assets folder) in web browser.

I was wondering has anyone found a way around this that works on 4.2?

Dave

 

[Erel]

Which post are you referring to?

 

[mistermentality]

You will need to explicitly set the default browser as the target:

   Dim i As Intent
   i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, "file://" & File.Combine(File.DirRootExternal, "1.html"))
   i.SetComponent("com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity")
   StartActivity(i)

I was referring to this post, sorry.

For some reason it will not work, compiles fine but whenever I call it the app errors out.

Dave

Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[Erel]

You can use this code to find the correct component:

Sub GetBrowserComponent As String
   Dim pm As PackageManager
   Dim i As Intent
   i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, "http://")
   Return pm.QueryIntentActivities(i).Get(0)
End Sub

 

[mistermentality]

You can use this code to find the correct component:

Sub GetBrowserComponent As String
   Dim pm As PackageManager
   Dim i As Intent
   i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, "http://")
   Return pm.QueryIntentActivities(i).Get(0)
End Sub

Thanks but it returns Chrome as the component, which is great but if I force Chrome to open the page won't the app still fail when on devices without Chrome installed, does this mean there is no way to open a local web page in the default browser that will work across devices?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[Erel]

You should use this method to find the component. You do not need to "hardcode" it. It will work on all devices.

 

[mistermentality]

You should use this method to find the component. You do not need to "hardcode" it. It will work on all devices.

Forgive me sounding a bit dumb here but it says the component us chrome and I thought if chrome is not on a device then it can't call it so would fail?

I have used a Webview now but will try it again on different device when can get one. Thanks

Dave

Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[Erel]

Your code should not include "chrome". You should do something like:

Dim i As Intent
i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, "file://" & File.Combine(File.DirRootExternal, "1.html"))
i.SetComponent(GetBrowserComponent)
StartActivity(i)