Unable to return file paths of StreamingAssets files.

[JakobDutch]

Unable to return file paths of StreamingAssets files.

[gwiazdorrr]

I strongly advise against upper case letters when targeting any Android-based system. Check README please. I am not sure about adding files to Streaming Assets at runtime, either. I don't have experience with that particular platform, but on every platform I worked with there were other folders you should keep non-build data in.

BSA is not meant to be used with full paths, as these can't be generalized across different platforms. If your specific platform does not keep Streaming Assets in an archive, you can just use regular System.IO to get what you need. A combination of Application.streamingAssetsPath and a path obtained from BSA should also do.

[JakobDutch]

Thanks for the reply @gwiazdorrr
In the meantime, I've been trying out a lot of different combinations. I used filesArray = BetterStreamingAssets.GetFiles("/", "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories) to return file paths. This returns the correct file path relative to the assets folder (APK version of Streaming Assets).
The problem with that is that the string it returns doesn't seem to be recognized. To resolve this issue I've been using BetterStreamingAssets.Root to return the full file path and combine them using Path.Combine(BetterStreamingAssets.Root, str str being a string from filesArray inside of a for-each loop.

The problem I am now struggling with is that when I throw the Path.Combine file path in File.Exists() it returns false.
I've tried about 10-20 different variations of file paths and all get stuck on this.

File path examples:
/jar:file:///data/app/~~ohWEDtnAvxpfkPlepzLUAw==/com.FAT100.StarterApp-YVkJYOYlhDkfapwE8Sxktg==/base.apk!/assets/Containers/obj_models/0.obj
/data/app/~~ohWEDtnAvxpfkPlepzLUAw==/com.FAT100.StarterApp-YVkJYOYlhDkfapwE8Sxktg==/base.apk/assets/Containers/ob_models/0.obj

[gwiazdorrr]

If you see stuff like jar:file:///, it means that it points to inside of an archive, not a standalone file. File.Exists does peek into archive.

[JakobDutch]

@gwiazdorrr
Ah I see, I was unaware of that…
Could you perhaps give an example path derived from me example paths that would be accepted in File.Exists()?
This is the final issue in my project and I’ve been struggling with it for weeks…

[gwiazdorrr]

Please read more about Streaming Assets: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/StreamingAssets.html

On Android platforms Streaming Assets are read only, hosted inside an archive. BSA allows you to enumerate them and read them directly, but they still won't be available as standalone files. If whatever you need Streaming Assets for accepts streams or path + file offset, you can make it work with BSA.

What you are experiencing is a fairly common misconception due to the fact that for some platforms and, more crucially, in the editor you are allowed to access and modify Streaming Assets with regular System.IO.