UniFileBrowser - runtime file browsing

Thank for the Reply

this is my Code in UniFileBrowser

Code (CSharp):

1. void OpenFile (string pathToFile) {
2.         ObjReader.use.ConvertFile(pathToFile, true);
3.         var fileIndex = pathToFile.LastIndexOf (pathChar);
4.         message = "You selected file: " + pathToFile.Substring (fileIndex+1, pathToFile.Length-fileIndex-1);
5.         PlayerPrefs.SetString("File_Path", pathToFile);
6.         Fade();
7.     }

and this is my Code in OBJReader

Code (CSharp):

1. IEnumerator Start () {
2.         var loadingText = GameObject.Find("LoadingText").GetComponent<GUIText>();
3.         loadingText.enabled = true;
4.         loadingText.text = "Loading...";
5.         yield return null;
6.  
7.         objFileName = PlayerPrefs.GetString("File_Path");
8.         ObjReader.use.ConvertFile (objFileName, true, standardMaterial, transparentMaterial);
9.        
10.         loadingText.enabled = false;

i dont know whats wrong with it. i have tried it before with Prefab, and it worked. now it show different Path.

 

Get rid of PlayerPrefs as I suggested, and put a Debug.Log in there so you know exactly what you're dealing with.

--Eric

 

Hey Eric. I have permission issues on Android. Reading internal files.
Last few days of research says the only way to make it work is using the Android API.
Adding permissions in manifest doesn't seem to work even though it comes up asking the user to hit accept to read files.

Your asset keeps saying unable to access /mnt/expand

 

You can try turning off "show volumes", but other than that I don't have any info about Android permissions aside from setting up the manifest appropriately.

In other news, UniFileBrowser 2.6 is out on my site, and has been submitted to the Asset Store.

Additions:
• Scale function for resolution independence.
• DontScale function if you want to turn Scale off.

Changes:
• Requires Unity 4.3 or later.
• Uses a DLL by default, so any script compilation order issues are bypassed. Source is available in the UniFileBrowserSource package.
• Assets for the default skin have been moved to UniFileBrowser Assets/Default skin/Resources, since the Reset function uses Resources.Load now.
• Improved documentation.

--Eric

 

Alright i'll try that. Has it been tested on any android devices?
I notice that the browser window is really small on mobile maybe the 2.6 version fixes that issue.

I know people have mention this but I really think the asset should be upgraded to the new GUI system. There was a lot of bugs in it when it first release but hardly any now. I know cause my game is 100% New GUI base and it uses every bit of it . Its majorly superior. Can also use it dynamically in script too. Really no reason to use the old GUI anymore.
I honestly don't see to many people using the old GUI anymore. Only unity veteran developers

also if you change to the new GUI you can remove the skin options and window position/size etc... The UniFileBrowser component settings can be reduced by a mass load. I bet it will lower your amount of support for this asset to. I noticed a lot of your support questions are related to the GUI.

Thanks for updating the asset man.

 

Yes, people are using it successfully on Android. You can use a GUISkin that's appropriate for a hdpi screen. Also the Scale function could be useful, though you'd still want to be using hdpi assets. I'm not sure what you would expect to gain from using the new GUI system? The IMGUI system is appropriate for heavily programmatic GUIs, which is what UniFileBrowser is (there's a reason the Unity editor uses the IMGUI system). Actually few of the support questions are about the GUI. Most of the component settings aren't related to the GUI, but I wouldn't generally be able to remove many skin or position options anyway, since you still would need to skin and position the window regardless of what system you use. Also, since it would involve a 100% rewrite from scratch, I wouldn't be able to justify it as an upgrade, but would have to make a new asset.

--Eric

 

I've spent hours googling this permission issue though. Really hope its the volume thing other wise no idea how others got around that. According to androids documentation reading files for android requires no permissions. Only if you try to read from a external memory card. That's why im a bit hesitant to believe someone got it working with android

but anyways anything is a lot of work for $10 for a sale so its all understandable of course.
I don't know how you do it honestly.
will keep you updated in my journey though

 

Well, see earlier in this thread. In any case UFB just uses standard System.IO functions, nothing unusual.

--Eric

 

hmm. well the issue I have isn't using the files its just simply opening up the file browser. Soon as I open it bam permission issue. So its way before code.



This was one of the first thing ive tried actually. That's only for external memory cards though.
PlayerSettings->Android->OtherSettings->WriteAcess

 

When you open the browser, it necessarily needs to get info via System.IO functions; otherwise you'd have a blank window.

--Eric

 

Halo Eric.
I have get rid the PlayerPrefs. But the Problem still happens.
Here is the code by the UniFileBrowser

Code (CSharp):

1.   void OpenFile (string pathToFile) {
2.         objfilepath = pathToFile; // i have made a public string objfilepath in Skript.
3.         Debug.Log("the messege ist" + pathToFile);
4.         var fileName = Path.GetFileName (pathToFile);
5.         message = "You selected file: " + fileName;
6.         Fade();
7.        
8.        

And i have a new UI

Code (CSharp):

1.   if (GUI.Button(new Rect(100, 275, 95, 35), "View"))
2.         {
3.             //SceneManager.LoadScene(1);
4.             Debug.Log("the messege ist" + objfilepath);
5.         }

but still, i dont get the Path that i want.

 

I would assume that you're not running the OpenFile function, or something else is altering the objfilepath variable. If you run the OpenFile function, the pathToFile parameter contains the full path of the file that the user selected.

--Eric

 

i don't know anymore what should i do here.
I have tried to solve this problem since 3 Month.
could you try it? since the both asset i bought from you

 

It works fine. Like I posted above:

Code (csharp):

1. void OpenFile (string pathToFile) {
2.     ObjReader.use.ConvertFile (pathToFile, true);
3. }

That's all there is to it.

--Eric

 

Hi,

I would like to edit the Source Code.
How do I edit the DLL??
had a look at the instruction but still very confused.
Can you please explain again?

Cheers
KK

 

The DLL is not something you can edit. Remove it, and import the source package instead. That's really all there is to it. The instructions in the docs also cover how to fix the missing reference that occurs if you had UniFileBrowser attached to an object before removing the DLL.

--Eric

 

Oh cool.
Now I can see the source package.
before when I downloaded it, It wasn't there.
make sense now.

Cheers

 

How to change font size, fond sizes for folder names and file names are too small ?

Thanks

 

Change the font size in the listScrollView and popupButton styles.

--Eric

 

Anyone having problems since moving to Unity5.5 beta? got quite a few compile errors now.

 

There's a couple warnings about WP8Player being obsolete (which doesn't affect anything and they are warnings, not errors), but other than that there are no problems and it works fine.

--Eric

 

Not for me, I have had to comment out the majority of the code making it unusable. It could not find "UniFileBrowser" which is used staticly quite a bit.

 

There are no differences between Unity 5.4 and 5.5 that are relevant to UniFileBrowser; the code works exactly the same. In order to use UFB, it needs to be attached to an object, so perhaps you accidentally removed it?

--Eric

 

is there a c sharp version of the code I could work out whats goign wrong then.

 

No; perhaps you moved the script out of the Plugins folder. Also try using the dll instead.

--Eric

 

Small update out now on my site (submitted to the asset store a few minutes ago):

UniFileBrowser 2.6.1

Fixes:
• Fixed word wrap in the message window.
• Removed references to WP8 to avoid warnings in newer versions of Unity.
• DLL works with Unity 5.5.

--Eric

 

I just upgraded unity 3d from 5.4 to 5.5, but UnifileBrowser is not recognized, please check and advise
thanks

 

Update to the latest version.

--Eric

 

Hi! I've updated to 5.5 and thought all was running smoothly, but then I realized calling UniFileBrowser.use.OpenFileWindow() causes a NullReferenceException to be thrown from UniFileBrowser.GetCurrentFileInfo(). I know it worked before. Am I missing something here?

Thanks in advance.

 

Running fine with 5.5 here; do you know where in GetCurrentFileInfo it's not working?

--Eric

 

I'm afraid this error message is all I get:
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
UniFileBrowser.GetCurrentFileInfo ()
UniFileBrowser.ShowFileWindow ()
UniFileBrowser.OpenFileWindow (CompilerGenerated.__UniFileBrowser_multiDelegate$callable1$118_29__ openFileFunction)

 

I would need the line number of the script where the error occurs to have something to go on.

--Eric

 

I understand that, but that message is all I get. Any suggestions on where to go from here?

 

If you're using the DLL, use the source instead.

--Eric

 

Okay, where can I get the source? It doesn't appear to be in the package on the Asset Store.

 

It's definitely included.



--Eric

 

Missed that! Thanks for your patience.
This is now the error message I get:
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
UniFileBrowser.GetCurrentFileInfo () (at Assets/Plugins/UniFileBrowser/UniFileBrowser.js:1097)
UniFileBrowser.ShowFileWindow () (at Assets/Plugins/UniFileBrowser/UniFileBrowser.js:1170)
UniFileBrowser.OpenFileWindow (CompilerGenerated.__UniFileBrowser_multiDelegate$callable1$118_29__ openFileFunction) (at Assets/Plugins/UniFileBrowser/UniFileBrowser.js:1145)

 

Not sure how it could be null, but try changing the line "multiFileList.Clear();" to

Code (csharp):

1. if (multiFileList == null) {
2.     multiFileList = new List.<int>();
3. }
4. multiFileList.Clear();

--Eric

 

That did the trick. Thanks very much!

 

Has anyone been able to get this to work with WEB GL

 

It can't work with WebGL (or the old webplayer) since there are security restrictions in accessing local files in those cases.

--Eric

 

I thought webGl was nothing like the old webplayer. It just use html5 and javascript? It uses browser native code I thought.

 

Regardless, it has no access to local files due to security restrictions.

--Eric

 

Hi Eric,
I'm 11 and new at this and need your help on something. I have successfully used the plugin for my app and I have the permissions working and everything. The problem is when the file search is opened on a mobile device the font is tiny (especially on my Dad's phone that is QHD). How do I increase or scale the font size up once I am in the open file window? Thanks and sorry if this is really basic, but I tried all of the settings I could find.

 

Settings for fonts and stuff in the GUISkin are in the skin itself. It looks like you're using the default skin, so that means UniFileBrowserGUISkin in the default skin folder. For example, the font size for the file list is in the listScrollview custom style. The font size for that style is set to 0 normally, which uses the default size, so you can change it to a larger size instead. Probably 20 or 30 would work well.

--Eric

 

Thank You

 

Sorry for the thread necro, but this is still occurring on OSX specifically. You can't ignore this if it's in MonoDevelop, as it prevents Mono from being able to debug a unity project. Works fine in Windows / Visual Studio. Do you need to add some Boo dll or something for osx?

 

Try editing the references and adding Boo.Lang.

--Eric

 

Thanks! Tried that, but alas, it did not get rid of the error.

 

Hmm...I just tried it, and it did get rid of the error.

--Eric