Updating sqlite database without XML

Question

My app requires data from a sqlite database. It will ship with a version of this database, but I need to update it on a regular basis (most likely once a month). Typically

Answer 1

I ultimately ended up using AFNetworking to solve my problem, as suggested by @silver_belt. I was able to do it without subclassing AFHTTPClient though (see my answer here, which I posted as a follow up to this question).

In the end, I just had to #include "AFHTTPRequestOperation.h" in my view controller's .h file, then in the .m I used

NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"ftp://myUsername:myPassword@www.mysite.net/myfile.sqlite"]];
AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation = [[AFHTTPRequestOperation alloc] initWithRequest:request];
NSURL *path = [[[app applicationDocumentsDirectory] URLByAppendingPathComponent:@"myfile"] URLByAppendingPathExtension:@"sqlite"];
operation.outputStream = [NSOutputStream outputStreamWithURL:path append:NO];

[operation setCompletionBlockWithSuccess:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject)
    {
        NSLog(@"Successfully downloaded file to path: %@",path);
    }
                                 failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error)
    {
        NSLog(@"Error in AFHTTPRequestOperation in clickedButtonAtIndex on FlightInfoController.m");
        NSLog(@"%@",error.description);
    }];

[operation start];

when I actually wanted to start my download. Hope this will make it easier for anyone looking to do this in the future!