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iospathafnetworking
Mohsin
Mohsin

Reputation: 1596

File read not accessable in device but on simulator

I download the pdf file using afnetworking framework then to save file on this path.

NSURL *documentsDirectoryURL = [NSBundle.mainBundle.resourceURL URLByAppendingPathComponent:@"file.pdf"];

when i try to access the file using simulator. it works fine. but when to access on real device.

File at /var/mobile/Applications/40F3BDE0-F4B1-4C85-A32C-FEB08450646A/appname.app/file.pdf does not exist.

I think some sandboxing issue. but how to get rid of this issue. please help. Thanks in advance

Upvotes: 0

Views: 139

Answers (1)

Anil Varghese
Anil Varghese

Reputation: 42977

App's bundle is read only, you cannot save files to the bundle. Instead you could save it in apps Documents directory. 

- (NSURL *)applicationDocumentsDirectory {
    return [[[NSFileManager defaultManager] URLsForDirectory:NSDocumentDirectory 
         inDomains:NSUserDomainMask] lastObject];
}


NSString *path = [[self applicationDocumentsDirectory].path 
                       stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"fileName.pdf"];

Edit
All the files in the Documents directory is sharable, that means other apps can access it. So if you put any data that cannot be viewable by the user dont put it documents instead use Library folder. Read more about here

Upvotes: 1

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