Allow better/precise specification of the file/save directory

[jgriffiths]

Currently the user has to guess where the file will end up.

[dschuermann]

We should use ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT from https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/document-provider.html for this on Android 4.4.

[android441user]

Dear Dominik, many thanks for developing and maintaining this great piece of software!

Indeed, this feature ist definitely necessary. What's the path at the moment anyway?

[jgriffiths]

@android441user The code currently uses Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() to determine where to put the exported file. The API documentation explains this here.

[android441user]

Any news on this topic?

[sefernet]

Any news on this topic?

[baloe]

WHERE does my exported file actually end up? I cannot find it anywhere.

[martin-braun]

We need a dynamic path that can be configured.

EDIT: Ok, after seeing

calendar-import-export/CalendarImportExport/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/ical/SaveCalendar.java

Lines 147 to 160 in 3fde888

	String lastName = settings.getString(Settings.PREF_LASTEXPORTFILE);
	String suggestedName = calculateFileName(selectedCal.mDisplayName);
	if (TextUtils.isEmpty(lastName))
	lastName = suggestedName;
	String file = getFile(lastName, suggestedName);
	if (TextUtils.isEmpty(file))
	return;
	settings.putString(Settings.PREF_LASTEXPORTFILE, file);
	if (!file.endsWith(".ics"))
	file += ".ics";
	String fileName = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + File.separator + file;

it's clear that I can just put any subpath not just the file name without extension into the Textbox. So I put my sub path to my Syncthing directory in there and it's properly saved the preferences and consequently used.