I can load list of pdf files(all pdf files) from Resources folder, using this code.
NSArray *pdfs = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathsForResourcesOfType:#"pdf" inDirectory:nil];
But I couldn't find a method to load list of pdf files from Documents Directory. The following line of code can only load one pdf at a time.
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *file = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"test.pdf"];
NSURL *urlPdf = [NSURL fileURLWithPath: file];
How could I load all pdf files from Documents Directory
Can you please give me a code example.
I was able to solve my issue using this line of code :)
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSArray *pdfs = [[NSBundle bundleWithPath:[paths objectAtIndex:0]] pathsForResourcesOfType:#"pdf" inDirectory:nil];
Go with NSFileManager's contentsOfDirectoryAtPath and filter the result by hand for pdf files.
This answer maybe helpful.
You could do this
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSError *error = nil;
NSArray *filesAtPath = [fileManager contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:documentsDirectory error:error];
for (NSString *path in filesAtPath)
{
if ([path rangeOfString:#".pdf"].length > 0)
{
//Do whatever you want with the pdf file
}
}
I hope it helps, cheers
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I am saving my files in Document directory named 1.png, 2.png, 3.png, 4.png, 5.png. If I delete the original file 3.png, how do I rename files 4.png and 5.png to be called 3.png and 4.png respectively?
This is the code I am using to write the files in the first place:
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory,
NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
[appDel.photo addObject:#"photo"];
NSString *imageName = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%i.png", [appDel.photo count]];
appDel.numberPhoto = [appDel.photo count];
NSString* path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:
imageName];
NSData* data = UIImagePNGRepresentation(image);
[data writeToFile:path atomically:YES];
To get NSDocuments directory use :
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *filePath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"MyFile.txt"];
How to rename file you can find here:
How to rename a file using NSFileManager
If you do not know the names of the files in documents directory you can use :
NSArray *directoryContent = [fileManager contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:documentsDirectory error:nil];
This array contains all filenames you need. So you can rename them all.
I have write code like this in Viewdidload method. But it don't create file .plist.
I don't know whether code is wi8 or wrong. And where i have to write?
NSError *error;
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; //2
NSString *path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"data1.plist"]; //3
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
if ( ![fileManager fileExistsAtPath:path] ) {
NSString *pathToSettingsInBundle = [[NSBundle mainBundle]
pathForResource:#"data1" ofType:#"plist"];
}
You have just created a path to it, you should try loading it into a NSDictionary.
NSDictionary* mydictionary = [ NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile: pathToSettingsInBundle];
Inside your if block add a second line
[fileManager copyItemAtPath:pathToSettingsInBundle toPath:path error:&error];
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
plistpath = [[NSString alloc] initWithString:[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"Product.plist"]];
And then
[array writeToFile:path atomically:YES];
[Whatever [Array or Dictionary] you want to Write in Plist]
If it is still not creating the plist then check whether your array or dictionary must be empty.
I have the following code:
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
However I am clueless as to how to get all the files names and assign them to an array?
Any help would be appreciated.
NSFileManager has a method called contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:error: that returns an array of all the files in that directory.
You can use it like this:
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
if([paths count] > 0)
{
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSError *error = nil;
NSArray *documentArray = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:documentsDirectory error:&error];
if(error)
{
NSLog(#"Could not get list of documents in directory, error = %#",error);
}
}
The documentsArray object will contain a list of all the files in that directory.
Use NSFileManager's contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:error: method.
NSError *error;
NSFileManager* fileMgr = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSString *documentsDirectory = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"Documents"];
NSArray* documentsArray = [fileMgr contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:documentsDirectory error:&error];
[documentsArray count];
Is another way of doing this for those with a different set up.
I am trying to read a .txt file from my documents directory in the form of NSString. Any idea how to read the file into NSString?
Thank you...
Use NSString's stringWithContentsOfFile: method.
NSString *fileContents = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:#"some/file.txt"];
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *myPathDocs = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"myfile.txt"];
if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:myPathDocs])
{
NSString *myPathInfo = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"myfile" ofType:#"txt"];
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
[fileManager copyItemAtPath:myPathInfo toPath:myPathDocs error:NULL];
}
//Load from File
NSString *myString = [[NSString alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:myPathDocs encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:NULL];
This worked for me
Anyway, thank you all..
Hopefully this is what you're after :
NSString *myString = [[NSString alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:#"pathToFile"];
I usually have it looking in the Applications Document directory.
Hope this helps...
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *fileContents=[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"file.txt"];
hAPPY cODING...
I think this is the best way to read .txt file from DocumentDirectory.
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *filePath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"txtFile.txt"];
NSString *content = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:filePath encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:NULL];
I hope this will work for you!!
I am trying to copy a couple of image files from my MainBundle/SampleImages folder to the application NSDocumentDirectory/Library folder, but am unable to do so. I have checked that the images are in .app/Mainbundle/SampleImages directory and I have also checked that the Library folder is being created in the NSDocumentsDirectory, but no files are copied.
I have tried two approaches, given below, but with no success.
here is the code that I am using to copy files.
First Method
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains( NSDocumentDirectory,NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *documentLibraryFolderPath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"Library"];
NSString *resourceSampleImagesFolderPath = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"SampleImages"];
NSData *mainBundleFile = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:resourceSampleImagesFolderPath];
[[NSFileManager defaultManager] createFileAtPath:documentLibraryFolderPath
contents:mainBundleFile
attributes:nil];
Second Method
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains( NSDocumentDirectory,NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *documentSampleImagesFolderPath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"Library"];
NSString *resourceSampleImagesFolderPath = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"SampleImages/"];
[fileManager createDirectoryAtPath: documentSampleImagesFolderPath attributes:nil];
if([fileManager copyItemAtPath:resourceSampleImagesFolderPath toPath:documentSampleImagesFolderPath error:&error]) {
NSLog(#"success");
}
else {
NSLog(#"Failure");
NSLog(#"%d",error);
}
I have spent a couple of hours looking for a solution, any help here would be appreciated greatly.
Thank You
Shumais Ul Haq
I got it done with the second method by changing it bit.
There is no need for creating the directory as the SDK docs say that the destination directory must not exist.
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSError *error;
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains( NSDocumentDirectory,
NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *documentDBFolderPath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"Library"];
NSString *resourceDBFolderPath = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath]
stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"SampleImages"];
[fileManager copyItemAtPath:resourceDBFolderPath toPath:documentDBFolderPath error:&error];