How do I access SQLite database instance on iPhone?

Question

I\'m developing an iPhone app that uses the built-in SQLite database. I\'m trying to view and open the database via the sqlite3 command line tool so I can execute a

Answer 1

This one works if you jailbreak your iPhone.. I don't know why anyone would have any issues with jailbreaking their phone as I've been using it for development for quite some time and found no problems, also it is not uncommon for sqlite to perform differently on the device vs simulator:

1. Jail break your phone (there tutorials all over the web)
2. Set your cydia user level to developer
3. Install sqlite3 into your phone: go to cydia > manage > sources > cydia/telesphoreo > sqlite3
4. ssh into your phone using iphone tunnel root ssh password: "alpine"
5. Type which sqlite3 to ensure you have it installed

6. browse to the location of your db.. a breakpoint in your code should tell you where it is located.. in my code it looks something like this

   NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); 
   NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex: 0]; 
   NSString *pathName = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:filename];
   return pathName;
   

   Notice that if you run this on the simulator.. you'll get a location like the following: /Users/admin/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/6.0/Applications/42302574-7722-48C1-BE00-91800443DA7C/Documents/email-524200.edb

On the device it will look like this: /var/mobile/Applications/FB73857F-A822-497D-A4B8-FBFB269A8699/Documents/email-523600.edb

Then just type sqlite3 %dbname% and you can execute sql statements right on your phone.. without copying it over or whatever.