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habitoti
habitoti

Reputation: 239

Document Renaming with UIDocumentBrowserViewController

I am using the "new way" of storing documents (iOS 11+) using UIDocumentBrowserViewController. No need for iCloud API, Entitlements etc. -- just works (under control of the separate Document Browser process).

However, I haven't figured out how to rename (i.e. move) a document programmatically this way, at least within iCloud. The standard "url.setResourceValues()" does work just fine on the local filesystem, but renders in 513/not permitted in iCloud. Also all the former ways of doing it (using full set of iCloud capabilities & entitlements, using complex FileCoordinator orchestration etc.) don't work either when the created document actually is controlled through the document browser.

I couldn't find any reasonable documentation or example on how to use the UIDocumentBrowser to also move a document under it's (and somewhat my) control. There is the UIDocumentBrowserImportModeMove mode that might do what I need, however I have no clue how to programmatically initiate that on a given UIDocument.

Has anyone already made experiences to do it this way?

Thanks, habitoti

Upvotes: 1

Views: 546

Answers (1)

Thomas Deniau
Thomas Deniau

Reputation: 2573

There is no API to move a document that was returned to you by the document browser after the user picked it. You should file a bug with Apple to get one.

If this is inside your iCloud container, you can use the iCloud entitlements and -[NSFileManager URLForUbiquityContainerIdentifier:] to get sandbox access to your container and do whatever you want inside with NSFileManager; but that won't work in iCloud outside of your container or in other file providers (Dropbox...).

Upvotes: 1

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