Tasker - incorrect file path

[bruce73]

I'm trying to point Tasker to a sound file located in a folder on my external SD card to use in a notification task, but it can't find it. I'm using this syntax:

/mnt/sdcard/ext_sd/Sounds/<filename>

Isn't this correct? Or can Tasker only find files in default folders?

 

[vosg]

Shouldn't that be /mnt/sdcard/external_sd/sounds ??

 

[bruce73]

Hmm ... not according to the folder tree FX shows.

 

[vosg]

Do you have a file manager? I use Ghost Commander. It allows me to long-press any filename and copy its full path to the clipboard. When I then paste the path in Tasker, it finds the file.

 

[bruce73]

I have three (FX, X-plorer, and the one built-in to Android Assistant), but none of them allows me to copy the path, at least not that I can find. I may have to check out Ghost Commander.

But I think the problem has to do with the task I'm using (Play Ringtone). The Search icon only directs me to a listing of sounds in, I guess, default folders. If I use Play Music, the Search opens up a file manager and I'm able to navigate to the specific file I want to use (the path displayed in this task is "ext_sd/Sounds/