Random access to file bundled with Android apk

Question

Can I have random file access to a file bundled in my Android aplication? I don't want to copy the file from apk to the sdcard.

Answer 1

No, you can't: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3681665/how-to-get-a-path-to-resources/3722556#3722556 . If you don't want to copy a file to sdcard, you could read it fully to a memory buffer and work with this buffer.