Hi,

I was wondering if it is possible to open a system database (say, contacts.db) in Java. If so, can someone please point me to what I should provide in a call like this:

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db = this.openOrCreateDatabase(...)



I tried, data/data/com.google.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts.db, but it doesn't work and complains about a slah being present in the filename. Any suggestions please?

Thanks

I would say you simply cant open those system databases because you're not the owner
consequentially direct access is denied by the system.

Use the content providers to access those databases.

Thank You. Would you mind pointing me to an example or a tutorial by any chance?

Thanks

EDIT:

Just got this:

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http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html

I hope that is what you suggested... Thanks again

Yes this is what i meant.. i believe there are some code samples too.
Or try searching the forum for keywords like "contacts" if i remember
right there are some posts where reading and writing contacts have
been discussed.