SQLite Android cannot open database file

Question

Edit: I tried this on my phone and it works, can anyone tell me why it does not work on an emulator?

I am trying to open a database on android, but it is throwing an

Answer 1

This may be a little late, but hope this helps for whoever gets this problem (since I can't find a definitive solution around).

I think I know the reason for this cause (at least for my case). Looking in the DDMS --> File Explorer, you'd realize that the Database Folder (/data/data//databases/) does not exist, which is why the application cannot create the database file in that non-existent folder. If you can create a databases folder in some manner, you can avoid this problem.

Because I'm lazy, I just used the /data/data//files/ folder when I'm in Emulator mode. You can get the files dir using this:

context.getFilesDir().getPath()

This worked beautifully for me in the Emulator.

Hope this helps someone.

In case you want to see some code:

String dbFilename = "example.db";
try
{       
    File databaseFile = getDatabasePath(dbFilename);        
    SQLiteDatabase _db = SQLiteDatabase.openOrCreateDatabase(databaseFile);
} catch (Exception e)
{
    String databasePath =  getFilesDir().getPath() +  "/" + dbFilename;
    File databaseFile = new File(databasePath); 
    _db = SQLiteDatabase.openOrCreateDatabase(databaseFile);
}

Edit:

I tried logging into Facebook (my app has FB integration) on the Emulator and /databases folder appeared after that (and persisted). Not sure what happened, but it's possible to create that folder somehow. Something for another expert around here to shed light on.