I have a project with some missing files. The files are their own folder on the same level as the iOS app project folder. Not sure why but the files are showing up as "missing"
Is there something I can do to the Library Search Paths (see screenshot below) so they find them correctly?
fyi: I inherited the project, so it was just sent to me. I try to build it and get all those files missing.
thanks for any help :)
It's nothing to do with library search paths, they are used to find libraries to compile against; they're nothing to do with source files contained within your project.
They are missing because your project file is trying to reference a location for the file that doesn't exist. You have two options:
If you have all the missing files on hand in Finder, you can delete the references to them in Xcode, and re-import them. Do this by dragging them back into the project from Finder.
You can instead 'fix' your project file, to have it refer to the right place. To do this, use the File Inspector on the right, and under Location, select the 'box' icon (not sure what it is, but select it), and relocate your file.
open the folder in which these files are present then drag and drop the missing files in you project. check the "copy items into destination group's folder(if needed)", choose "create groups for any added folders".
Remove these files from the project view (list on the left side), drag them back into the project and make sure you don't select Copy to project, but you also have to check which target to put in.
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Okay, I am a noob. It must be simple but I stuck here.
I do rigth-click and choose 'select file'.
After I choose the file the dialogue appears:
I want to keep my icons not in the root directory. But I can't figure out how to do this. I tried different ways, even create project from scratch...
Please help.
When you bring image assets into Xcode they will all be in your application bundle's root directory at run time.
It appears that you've added a file named "icon#2x.png" to your project at one time already. Go to the project's summary page in Xcode click Build Phases and then expand the section titled Copy Bundle Resources. There you'll find the reference to the resources that will be copied to your bundle at run time.
More on bundle structures here:
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFBundles/BundleTypes/BundleTypes.html
Anyway, the way I've done this in the past is to:
Remove the existing image duplicate from Xcode and from the folder structure in Finder.
Add a new folder in Finder call it "/AppIcons" (or whatever).
Copy all the app icons to that folder in Finder.
Drag the "/AppIcon" folder into your XCode project. I typically put images in an "/Images" subdirectory in the Xcode project. Again you can put it wherever you'd like.
In Xcode on the project summary panel, add your app icons from the folder "/AppIcons" by dragging / dropping or by right clicking and adding them as separate files.
Alternatively in the past when I've had problems with this sometimes Xcode will copy the app icons to the root project directory. If that happens, I make sure that I have the "/AppIcons" folder structure on disc (in Finder) and in my Xcode project. I add the app icons to the project, then move them to /AppIcons in Finder, and re-reference them all over again.
Your Copy Bundle Resources should then have the proper file reference. Note that my apps icons go in "/Images/AppIcons"
Good luck!
I would add the image files to your project with the name icon#2x.png. To do this right click where you want to add the files in xcode and click add file/s. Then search for your image and add them using the dialogue that pops up. - there is a check box so that you can either copy them to the projects destination folder which will copy them into you project folder or leave it unchecked (inadvisable) which would reference it's current location on your HDD. Make sure the file doesn't already exist in the project before doing this!
EDIT:
Sorry I forgot to mention then drag and drop the file from within xcode onto the image location box.
In XCode 4 (I'm using 4.6.2) you will get this confusing message if you've just moved the target's info.plist file, but not corrected the location at the top of the summary panel. Fix this and the icons will reappear, assuming they are added to the project, or if not you should now be able to drag them in without xcode insisting on making extra copies.
This tends to happen when you're starting a project and sorting out the mess of default file locations that xcode gives you. I like my project structure to be 99% the same as the file system structure.
This is an easy fix. If the image you want as your App Icon resides outside of the root of your project, when you get that dialog just click "Yes", and then click delete on the newly created file in the root, and "Move to Trash".
The reference is still there and works without a hitch, since the file will still be in the root at runtime
Trying to add file to the project!
Right click on the subfolder and selected add file to projectName. I added file which are required into my project[Destination unChecked and selected folders Create groups for any added folders and selected Add to Targerts projectNameTest], and close the xcode and reopen! the file which are added to the project is not appear's. Then again right clicked on the project selected add file's from 'workspace' and add to project [repeated same scenario] And close the xcode still files are disappearing from my workspace.
each time i need to add the file again and again from the work space. When I close the Xcode.
what i need to do for this issue so When i Open Xcode the files need to be appears into my workspace
What i do generally when I need to add extra source files to my project is :
1. Drag the file from source to my project.
2. I add Tick mark to the "Copy items into destination group's folder (if needed)" option.
3. Now i can seed added file into my project.
Hope!! this helps.
If you want to add files with a CLI, as I do, since I use a remote mac for development, you can check XCodeControl at github. This method is much faster than licking somewhere, at least if you hung over ;)
I had a Localizable.strings file in my project for which I wanted to add more localizations.
So I went to the Project Settings and clicked the "+" to add languages. Somehow I cannot do that anymore on the right panel as there is no "+" button.
Xcode creates the cn.lproj folder inside the en.lproj folder in the file system which is messy but some other lproj folders such as de.lproj do get created where they belong.
How can I move an xx.lproj folder to where it belongs without breaking everything in Xcode? I am afraid leaving them where xcode is putting them can cause errors at run time because cn.lproj should not be a sub-folder of en.lproj.
As it turns out it's an Xcode bug, but fortunately it can be resolved.
First step is to backup your project. Then move the wrongfully placed lproj folders out of en.lproj and if you want, put all of them in a localized subfolder.
Then delete all the link-broken files (red) from the Project Navigator. For the stacked files that have an arrow you will have to delete the root item. Do not choose "Move to Trash". Then make sure in the Project Settings you have all the localizations you want. Drag the "localized" sobfolder containing all the lproj folders into Xcode wherever you want it to be, and make sure it gets added to the current target (Add to target checkmark must be checked in the list). In my case everything was functional as expected after doing this. And as a nice side effect I got rid of these annoying stacked files with the arrow and instead have a very clear group structure consisting of a localized and several lproj folders which makes much more sense to me.
The correct way to add a localization would be through your Project Info pane in Xcode.
It looks like this:
I would think trying to do it any other way might be asking for trouble (or hassle).
I think, you should have a folder en.lpoj for English.
Now if you click "+" and choose xx as language you should get another one named "xx.lpoj" nearby of the old one (on the same level so to say) and NOT inside the en.lproj.
So delete this wrong sub-folder and do it again ...
I created bundle using i-phone-OS->resources->setting but I am unable to add images to this bundle. I tried dragging images folder or by adding existing to folder but nothing works.
Thanks in advance
The Settings.bundle is added as a folder/bundle reference and not as a group.
Thus you won't be able to easily add some content to it right from the Groups & Files panel in Xcode unfortunately. Instead, go in the Finder, right-click (or ctrl-click) on this Settings.bundle and select "Show Package Contents" then drag & drop files in there. You will then find the added files back in Xcode.
I also find this kinda anoying in Xcode3 that we can't add files to '.bundle' folders/bundles directly from Xcode3 :( But AFAIK there is no other solution
One your file has been added to the '.bundle', you can edit them directly from Xcode. (Going thru the Finder is only necessary for adding new files to it)
iPhone resources by default show up in a "Resources" group that's visible in the main xcode project view. I want to be able to put them into an actual, physically separate directory at some arbitrary location on my machine decided by me. Interestingly enuf, the default "Classes" group is an actual, physical directory but the "Resources" group isn't.
How can someone tell me how to do that?
TIA,
Howard
Right click on Resources, add existing files, choose your directory
and select "Create Folder References for any added folders".
Voilà.
An alternate approach is to start with a directory in your project with some files, drag it into Xcode and have it create the folder references for you. Anything you add within that folder reference is automatically put in that subdirectory.
Both the abovementioned approaches are just how-tos. These operation will transform into build setting. Here is how you can change (or at least just view) the setting on XCode.
If you are using XCode 4+, check the project icon, then select your Target. In Build Phases tab, looking for "Copy Bundle Resources (x items)" category. In it, you should have your folder there. If no, click "+" button.