for-loop don't work with cordova - for-loop

Question

i have a querymobile/cordova app. i have a function with a for-loop. if i try it in my browser, it works perfekt, but on my tablet, he stops before the loop starts. i don't get an error in eclipse.
here's my code
function listPlan(){
alert("try to parse ics");
cal = $.parseIcs('sdcard/ical/'+aktFile);
console.log(cal);
alert('daten anzeigen');
for (var i=0; i<cal.event.length; i++) {
alert(i);
$('#roosters').append('<div data-role="collapsible"><h3>'+cal.event[i].dtstart[0].value+'</h3></div>');
}
$('#roosters').collapsibleset('refresh');
}

Answer 1

I'm not sure if you can access files on the sdcard using ajax calls.
Try with cal = $.parseIcs('file:///sdcard/ical/'+aktFile);
If it still does not work, maybe should you use the phonegap file api to get the file instead?
Edit:
I've performed a few tests to check access to files on the sdcard with ajax calls on Gingerbread, Jelly bean and KitKat using different urls:
'sdcard/test.txt' (like you're using in your initial code) : does not
work on my test devices
'/sdcard/test.txt' : works in gingerbread and jelly bean
'file:///sdcard/test.txt' : works in gingerbread and jelly bean
'file://sdcard/test.txt' : works in gingerbread but not jelly bean
none of those worked with kitkat (seems that the new webview added some restrictions).
So it seems that unless you tested with kitkat, using $.parseIcs should work.
Maybe the problem comes from some character encoding in your file? You could try to add some debugging code in the parseCalendar function to know why no event is added during the parsing.
Edit2
Surprisingly, on my kitkat device, xhr access to files on the sdcard requires to add the line <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /> in androidmanifest.xml