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A built-in file chooser should be used for importing into tables instead of requiring OI File Manager. #1077

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
ODK Tables 2.0

When trying to import a CSV and append to a table you have to use OI File 
Manager. If you choose a CSV it then has to be in assets/csv. If the CSVs need 
to be in that folder anyway a listing of what is there would work.

The dependency on that specific application is odd. It seems like Apache 
Licensed file choosers are available such as: 
https://github.com/iPaulPro/aFileChooser .

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Javirosa...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2014 at 2:49

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Much of this is an attempt to preserve a Unix-style reuse of underlying tools. 

Why add your own file chooser and bloat your code if you can use an existing 
tool for it -- e.g., why write your own grep if you can invoke the existing 
grep. 

With that mindset, what is lacking is the automatic installation or 
walk-through of the installation of these dependencies so that the user doesn't 
need a separate manual step.  i.e., a way to have apt-get-like dependency 
cascades.

Original comment by mitchellsundt@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2014 at 6:18