Andriod - local html file

devcon7 · Jul 23, 2013

Hi,

We have an Andriod tablet. We are trying to access a simple html file via the local usb drive. The html file has links to local video files on the usb. Is there any special code that needs to be written to render the html page. Our current page is accessible via a local pc, but we get an error message on the android.

Any help or sample code would be appreciated.

palmtree5 · Jul 23, 2013

Hi there, welcome to the forums!

Is the page not even displaying at all or is it that the links don't work?

devcon7 · Jul 23, 2013

The file does not display

Thanks

palmtree5 · Jul 23, 2013

[HIGH]<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
A Small Hello
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>Hi</H1>
<P>This is very minimal "hello world" HTML document.</P>
</BODY>
</HTML>[/HIGH]
Try making a file called "hello.html" with the above code and attempt to open it on the tablet please.

devcon7 · Jul 23, 2013

Hi,

Did the above, get the below message..

Webpage not available.

The webpage at file:///mnt/ext_usb1/hello.html might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a a new web address

palmtree5 · Jul 23, 2013

Try using a file explorer to open the html document

On a side note, are you sure the USB drive is connected? Can you open other files on it?

Also, what is the format of the filesystem on the USB drive?

devcon7 · Jul 23, 2013

Hi,
I tried File Explorer and clicked on the "Hello.html" it then prompted me to which program I wanted to use. I used HTML Viewer and the page opened. Cool

I then modified it to add a link to a video on the usb drive (see below) the link did not work, however if I paste the link into the browser, the video plays fine.

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
A Small Hello
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>Hi</H1>
<P>This is very minimal "hello world" HTML document.</P>
<a href="file:///mnt/ext_usb1/MyVideo.mp4">Link to Video</a>
</BODY>
</HTML>

This project is a bit urgent and I am happy to pay you for your time. I will send you my contact info via a private message if you are interested

Thanks in advance for your help.

palmtree5 · Jul 23, 2013

devcon7 said:
Hi,
I tried File Explorer and clicked on the "Hello.html" it then prompted me to which program I wanted to use. I used HTML Viewer and the page opened. Cool

I then modified it to add a link to a video on the usb drive (see below) the link did not work, however if I paste the link into the browser, the video plays fine.

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
A Small Hello
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>Hi</H1>
<P>This is very minimal "hello world" HTML document.</P>
<a href="file:///mnt/ext_usb1/MyVideo.mp4">Link to Video</a>
</BODY>
</HTML>

This project is a bit urgent and I am happy to pay you for your time. I will send you my contact info via a private message if you are interested

Thanks in advance for your help.

Doesn't work for me either when using HTML viewer but it works for me if I open it in a browser (in my case Firefox Beta)

EDIT: works on Chrome for Android too

9to5cynic · Jul 23, 2013

I've also been able to open local .html files by using the standard file:///sdcard/dir/whatthe.html

Not sure why it wouldn't be working for you.

palmtree5 · Jul 23, 2013

9to5cynic said:
I've also been able to open local .html files by using the standard file:///sdcard/dir/whatthe.html

Not sure why it wouldn't be working for you.

The local files (specifically various types of media) being linked in the html code is what the issue is here

9to5cynic · Jul 23, 2013

Hmm... I don't have a video to test it with, but it works for me with images.

in maxathon on my old evo I went to file:///sdcard/test.html which had a single image tag of
<img src=1.jpg />

I don't know, maybe it is only video?

palmtree5 · Jul 23, 2013

Mine is
[HIGH]<a href="file:///sdcard/media/audio/notifications/facebook_ringtone_pop.m4a">test</a>[/HIGH]
and works if I open with an actual web browser [NOT HTMLViewer (/system/app/htmlviewer.apk)]

EDIT: That's an audio file

9to5cynic · Jul 23, 2013

Hmm... well, I'm stumped, but it's been one of those days :rofl:

maybe it's the relative vs. absolute paths?

edit: mine worked with htmlviewer, but again, it's only an image.

devcon7 · Jul 24, 2013

Hi,

Tried Chrome and Firefox - No luck

The device we are using is a Viewsonic VSD220

Any other suggestions (or workarounds) on how to get the video links to work off the local webpage ?

Thanks

palmtree5 · Jul 24, 2013

Do you have an application installed that will play .mp4 files? That could be the issue because there's nothing wrong with the HTML code AFAICT

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