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FileTransfer Download "file://" workaround.
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download.html
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta name = "viewport" content = "user-scalable=no,width=device-width" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<title>Test Page</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova.android.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
* {
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
function init(){
document.addEventListener("deviceready", ready, true);
}
function ready() {
console.log("Thunderbirds are go!");
}
function download() {
var remoteFile = "http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/080/doubt.jpg";
var localFileName = remoteFile.substring(remoteFile.lastIndexOf('/')+1);
window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0, function(fileSystem) {
fileSystem.root.getFile(localFileName, {create: true, exclusive: false}, function(fileEntry) {
var localPath = fileEntry.fullPath;
if (device.platform === "Android" && localPath.indexOf("file://") === 0) {
localPath = localPath.substring(7);
}
var ft = new FileTransfer();
ft.download(remoteFile,
localPath, function(entry) {
var dwnldImg = document.getElementById("dwnldImg");
dwnldImg.src = entry.fullPath;
dwnldImg.style.visibility = "visible";
dwnldImg.style.display = "block";
}, fail);
}, fail);
}, fail);
}
function fail(error) {
console.log(error.code);
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="init();">
<a href="#" onclick="download();">Download and display image</a>
<img src="" id="dwnldImg" style="display: none"/>
</body>
</html>
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