Display of MS documents on Android

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I am not able to display the ppt infact i want to display not only ppt but also doc/ppt/pdf/xls files in a view.....

final Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(file);
final Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint");

PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
List<ResolveInfo> list = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
if(list.size() > 0)
   startActivity(context, intent);

As you look at the above the code is to display a MS ppt on my android tablet.

Now my code procedure is as follows.

1.I will download a ppt from a URL and store it in sdcard .
2.Then i would like to display the ppt in a view which i duno wich exactly is suitable for this.

So I am not able to display the ppt infact i want to display not only ppt but also doc/ppt/pdf/xls files in a view.....
So how to do it ?????

[Torsten]changed title to a short version and added code block[/Torsten]

Posted 1-Jan-13 19:06pm

sistlachetan

Updated 1-Jan-13 21:03pm

TorstenH.

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AndroidVivek 3-Jan-13 1:27am

you should have viewer in mobile to check this all...
download ppt viewer

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WebMaster · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-02T21:04:00

Hi sistlachetan,

I think firstly, u should catch up how Java can interact(read/modify..) with doc/ppt/pdf/xls files.
For this point, I recommend reserching on Apache POI[^]

"The Apache POI Project's mission is to create and maintain Java APIs for manipulating various file formats based upon the Office Open XML standards (OOXML) and Microsoft's OLE 2 Compound Document format (OLE2). In short, you can read and write MS Excel files using Java. In addition, you can read and write MS Word and MS PowerPoint files using Java. Apache POI is your Java Excel solution (for Excel 97-2008). We have a complete API for porting other OOXML and OLE2 formats and welcome others to participate"