[NSBundle mainBundle] will return the path of the application bundle, not ~/Library/Application Support/[App Name]. You need to use "NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains" with the appropriate masks to search in the user's Library.
-Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat/Skype:LaurentDaudelin http://www.nemesys-soft.com/ Logiciels Nemesys Software laur...@nemesys-soft.com On Sep 30, 2010, at 16:00, Ariel Feinerman wrote: > Are you sure in the using of 'library/application support'? There is > of the matter is that one is designed for the app data not for the > user data. > Maybe you should save such files in a directory relative to the bundle > or in the bundle itself (not good idea). In this case you can launch > your app from your drive. > > If your app is in /Users/user/yourapp, your files in > /Users/user/yourapp/Application Support, it looks: > > NSString *appSupport = [[[[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath] > stringByDeletingLastPathComponent] stringByAppendingPathComponent: > @"Appication Support"]; > > > > 2010/9/29 Amy Heavey <a...@willowtreecrafts.co.uk> >> >> I'm writing an app for personal use, using core data. >> >> At the moment it's set up to save the data file in the library/application >> support/myapp folder on the machine. I also want to store a growing number >> of images to use with the app, so they are set to store in this folder as >> well. >> >> However, I'd like to be able to use this app on my laptop as well as the >> desktop. I don't really fancy managaing some kind of sync, and thought the >> best solution would be to store the app and all the data/images on a thumb >> drive. There's only me using the app, and having to walk and get the drive >> from the office isn't a huge headache, and I can easily take it with me if I >> want to work elsewhere (not on my home network). >> >> How would I set the data store to a mobile drive? can anyone point me at a >> tutorial? Is it as simple as naming the thumbdrive and referring to it by >> name in the code? The Code I've currently got is the auto/default type set >> up, following the Hillegass book as well, >> >> Thanks, >> Amy _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
