Are there any development tools to access contents of the "documents" directory on iPhone?
I'd like to access SQLITE database that was created by my application in order to fix some bugs.
Thanks.
In Xcode, pull up Window>Organizer. Click on your phone. In the list of applications, for your applications (that you installed with Xcode) there will be a "download" button available that will pull the entire home directory for the app.
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I have added similar kind of folder name & apps under favourite same as google group folder, but in my case the group folder is not getting created in desktop of the launcher.
Do I need to make changes in any other location or am I missing something?
Generally you don't need to make any other changes, Make sure whatever app you are adding as favorite app, under the folder tag, those apps should be installed in the device.
For the app folder, at least the device should have installed more than one favorite app then only it will appear in the folder.
How can i browse a text file in iPhone ?.
I used UIImagePickerController, but can only browse in photo library, but i want to browse whole phone memory just like asp:fileupload.
Thanks.
You can however browse files in your app's own documents folder, by retrieving directory listings via the NSFileManager. You can't however browse the directories holding files for other apps. This is due to Apple's sandboxing of apps for security.
I have made an app that displays my website from a UIWebView and it takes you to a store that you can download files. My question is that I need to download a '.zip'file from my website using the app to the IPhone. Heres is my problem. I don't want the file to goto the App's Document folder, I want it to goto a folder that is outside of my applications folder. Here is an example path I might want my file to goto EX:'var/mobile/Library/Downloads'. If there is not a way to download the files to a path outside of the app's folder, is there a way to transfer the specific file that I have downloaded from my website using the my app to another folder that is not located in my app's folders? I know this can be done because I have used apps that have done this, of course they were apps only available on Cydia. This is also an app that will be used for Jail-broken users just for your information!
Thanks for any help!
Any "regular" iphone app runs in a sandbox that prevents access to system wide directories. Practically, you only have access to the app Home Directory.
Unless you go for a jailbroken app, you have no other options than storing to the App docs folder.
Read "The Application Sandbox" and "The File System" [here] for more details1.
EDIT:
I am not an expert on cydia, but the general idea is gaining access as root and then write to where you need to. This can be done by replacing your app with a suid shell script that will in turn exec your app (which will have root privileges now and then be able to go out of the sandbox).
For more info look at this.
I'd like to analyze the data that I have in my iPhone app after doing some tests, and the data is in a SQLite database. Is there any way for me to be able to copy it off of the iPhone back to my laptop? I'm not aware of any mechanisms that allows me filesystem style access.
You don't need to turn on file sharing in the app to get this, you can get the data for any app you've built via Xcode's devices window.
In recent versions of Xcode (8 and up, I think), open this with Window menu --> Devices. Find the device in the device list and look at the installed apps list for the device. Each app that you've built and installed on the device will be listed (and maybe some others). Select your app and click the gear menu below the list. Clicking the "Download" item on the pop-up menu will enable you to copy the app's documents, library, and other directories to your Mac.
NB: This will download an .xcappdata file. Right-clicking on that and selecting "Show Package Contents" will allow you to drill down to the actual sqlite file.
In Xcode 6 this is available at:
Window -> Devices -> -> Installed Apps.
Select your application.
Click the gear icon -> "Download Container"
You can also use iExplorer (for Windows or Mac, free version available) to browse and copy data on the iphone, without needing to jailbreak it.
If this is your own application you can enable Application supports iTunes file sharing (UIFileSharingEnabled) in your applications plist and your database is stored in your documents directory of your application you will be able to easily access your database through iTunes.
UIFileSharingEnabled (Boolean - iOS)
specifies whether the application
shares files through iTunes. If this
key is YES, the application shares
files. If it is not present or is NO,
the application does not share files.
Applications must put any files they
want to share with the user in their
/Documents
directory, where is
the path to the application’s home
directory.
In iTunes, the user can access an
application’s shared files from the
File Sharing section of the Apps tab
for the selected device. From this
tab, users can add and remove files
from the directory.
This key is supported in iOS 3.2 and
later.
Other Options:
Jailbreaking your phone, adding afc2add through Cydia and then using some type of iPhone Explorer application.
Jailbreak your phone and install ssh and use a tool such as CyberDuck.
There are windows alternatives to both of those applications.
If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can access it through SSH. A program like WinSCP (on Windows) can allow you to connect to the phone and give you filesystem access. Then you can navigate to where your application stores the DB.
There are also multiple Filesystem applications out there that might allow you to do this, but I don't think they will give you the full extent if your phone is not jailbroken.
You can also use iMazing (for Windows or Mac, free version available) to browse and copy data on the iphone, ipad or ipod
I need a copy of the store that is saved as Core Data sqlite file inside a test app installed on my device.
I know how to get files out of the the simulator at path: ~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/[Version]/Applications/[AppID]/Documents
...but i need get the .sqlite file from the app on the device itself.
Unless the app itself has file sharing built in, you can't access the documents folder from outside the app. It is a security precaution and part of the sandbox.
Update:
I misunderstood the context of the question. To get files off a developers iPhone, connect the device and open Xcode>Window>Organizer. Select the device in the lefthand pane. In the righthand pane will be a list of applications. Your custom apps will have an arrow next to it. Hit the arrow and you will see "Application Data" hit the down arrow icon and it will let you download the data to folder. That folder will contain the apps Document, Library and tmp folders.
I wrote an application specifically for this to distribute to my customers and testers of my applications when they have problems. iPhoneRescue is free and allows you to get at all of the backup information in your iPhone; this includes any sqlite files.
All the users have to do is find their device backup, find the application, and then save the application files or just a specific file. (This does not work if they have encrypted their backups).