Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: LGPL import android.content.ContentUris; import android.content.Context; import android.database.Cursor; import android.net.Uri; import android.provider.MediaStore; public class Main { public static Uri getUriFromPath(Context context, String path) { String fileName = "file:///sdcard/DCIM/Camera/2013_07_07_12345.jpg"; Uri fileUri = Uri.parse(fileName); String filePath = fileUri.getPath(); Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, null, "_data = '" + filePath + "'", null, null); cursor.moveToNext(); int id = cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex("_id")); Uri uri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, id); return uri; } }