how to add a file to my project programmatically - objective-c

Question

I created a WinDef.plist file in the Application Support folder which contains default values.
I would like to add this file to my project without doing it manually.
Any idea how I could do it?
Ronald

Answer 1

Try following methods in your application didfinishlaunching method
-(void) checkAndCreateFile
{
//-------------------------------------------
BOOL success;
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
success = [fileManager fileExistsAtPath:cFilePath];
//-------------------------------------------
//File already there
if(success)
{
return;
}
//-------------------------------------------
//create file
NSString *filePathFromApp = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:cfileName];
[fileManager copyItemAtPath:filePathFromApp toPath:cfilePath error:nil];
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Method : copyFile
// Method to create file
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
-(void) copyFile
{
cfileName = #"WinDef.plist";
NSArray *documentsPaths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentDir = [documentsPaths objectAtIndex:0];
cfilePath = [documentDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:cfileName];
[self checkAndCreateFile];
}
This will save WinDef.plist file in your application document folder if you want
And if you want to access that file values then you can retrieve it by using following code
NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource: #"WinDef" ofType: #"plist"];
NSDictionary *dictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile: path];
id obj1 = [dictionary objectForKey: #"YourKey"];
This will give you that key value in dictionary