Downloading File using AFHTTPRequest Operating isn't working? - objective-c

Question

This is the code I'm using (from this Stack Overflow question, although it's slightly modified):
NSLog(#"Saving File...");
NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[detailDataSourceDict valueForKey:#"filepath"]]];
NSLog(#"This is the link you are downloading: %#",request);
AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation = [[[AFHTTPRequestOperation alloc] initWithRequest:request] autorelease];
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *path = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
operation.outputStream = [NSOutputStream outputStreamToFileAtPath:path append:NO];
[operation setCompletionBlockWithSuccess:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) {
NSLog(#"Successfully downloaded file to %#", path);
} failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) {
NSLog(#"Error: %#", error);
}];
[operation start];
I get the NSLog "Successfully downloaded file to /Users/xxxx/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/6.0/Applications/F29C1E99-A277-41DC-8205-6556B6123A85/Documents" but when I open up that folder in Finder, I don't see the file. Is there anything that I am doing wrong? I am not getting errors in my code. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Update
I am using the AFNetwork library...

Answer 1

You're setting the download location to the actual Documents Directory, rather than a file in the directory. Update your code to use a specific file within the directory.
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *path = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; //filepath to documents directory!
operation.outputStream = [NSOutputStream outputStreamToFileAtPath:[path stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"filename.extension"] append:NO];
Also, I think you may want to be setting the inputStream property rather than the outputStream because you are downloading a file rather that uploading one.