iPhone: How to copy a file from resources to documents?

Question

I just started with iPhone development. In one of the example where I had to display some data stored in sqlite db in a table view in a tabbar controller, I had to move a sq

Answer 1

I just ran into this myself a few days ago. Don't force things down the Path path, embrace the NSURL path. It won't take but a short time to get how to use them.

As to the method, it's simply asking the system to hand you a URL to the standardized documents directory for the application. Use this and most everything regarding where you put new files will be correct.

Answer 2

heres a simple way to do it:

    NSFileManager *fmngr = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
    NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"mydb.sqlite" ofType:nil];
    NSError *error;
    if(![fmngr copyItemAtPath:filePath toPath:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/Documents/mydb.sqlite", NSHomeDirectory()] error:&error]) {
         // handle the error
         NSLog(@"Error creating the database: %@", [error description]);

    }
    [fmngr release];