How to check a file's existence in phone directory with phonegap

Question

I\'m writing an Android application with Phonegap 1.4.1 and Sencha that downloads and reads pdf files. How can I check whether the file exists in the phone directory using e

Answer 1

This code can be used for custom cases, full documentation here: download if not exist

document.addEventListener("deviceready", init, false);

//The directory to store data
var store;

//Used for status updates
var $status;

//URL of our asset
var assetURL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cfjedimaster/Cordova-Examples/master/readme.md";

//File name of our important data file we didn't ship with the app
var fileName = "mydatafile.txt";

function init() {

$status = document.querySelector("#status");

$status.innerHTML = "Checking for data file.";

store = cordova.file.dataDirectory;

//Check for the file.
window.resolveLocalFileSystemURL(store + fileName, appStart, downloadAsset);

}

function downloadAsset() {
var fileTransfer = new FileTransfer();
console.log("About to start transfer");
fileTransfer.download(assetURL, store + fileName,
function(entry) {
console.log("Success!");
appStart();
},
function(err) {
console.log("Error");
console.dir(err);
});
}

//I'm only called when the file exists or has been downloaded.
function appStart() {
$status.innerHTML = "App ready!";
}