How to add a file to an Android project, deploy it to the device, and then open it?

Question

I have an Android (2.2) project in Eclipse (Helios). I want to add an MP3 file to the project so that the MP3 file is deployed to the device along with the application.

I then would like to open the file as a File object, which means I'd need to know the full path (?) to the file on the device, but I don't know how paths are specified in Android.

Answer 1

Apparently there is a bug in Froyo that prevents WAV playback.
Audio files should be placed in the "res/raw" directory of your project. Then use the id to play it (or attempt to play it)

MediaPlayer mp = MediaPlayer.create(context, R.raw.sound_file_1);
mp.start();

Info: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/index.html
Example (mp3): http://www.helloandroid.com/tutorials/musicdroid-audio-player-part-i