NSBundle pathForResource inDirectory gives nil

[sagimann]

Hi,
I've been struggling with this for a while, wondering if someone knows how to get a path for a resource that is in a subdirectory?

If my file "w1.geo" is added directly under the Xcode project's "Resources" tree, the following returns a valid path:

NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"w1" ofType:@"geo" inDirectory:nil];

Now I wanted to change that, so w1.geo is under a folder called "part1". I created "part1" folder using Finder under my Xcode project's main folder, and added the entire folder to the Resources tree by right-clicking "Resources"->add existing files->selecting "part1". I can now see under Resources a "part1" folder, and in it I see w1.geo.

However, now the following returns nil:

NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"w1" ofType:@"geo" inDirectory:@"part1"];

Does anyone have any idea why? According to the docs, the instance method of pathForResource should have found this directory correctly under the "non-localized" bundle.

tnx

[BenODwyer]

Creating a "Group" in XCode doesn't create a real Directory within your app Bundle.

You need to import the directory into your app using the following method:

Create a Directory on your Mac.

Select to Add Existing Files to your project

Select the Directory you want to import

In the pop-up window make sure you select "Copy items into destination group's folder" and "Create Folder References for any added folders"

Hit "Add"

Your done!

The Directory should appear blue instead of yellow.

Now try your code:

NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"w1" ofType:@"geo" inDirectory:@"part1"];

Hope that helps.

[sagimann]

Hi,
The proposal did not work. This is what I did:
1. removed the existing group and file references from the Resources tree.
2. created a new directory under my xcode project directory called "part1"
3. right click Resources -> add existing files -> select "part1" dir -> select "Copy items into destination group's folder" and "Create Folder References for any added folders" -> got error message saying that the directory "part1" cannot be copied onto itself

4. So I moved the "part1" dir to some other dir outside the xcode project dir, and repeated the process. This time, the "part1" dir was imported successfully, so I can see Resources / part1 / w1.geo in Xcode.

5. But the pathForResource method still returns nil after I save & build & go.

[BenODwyer]

Are you using the same code as before referencing inDirectory:@"part1"?

Tested it at my end and it works great.

[sagimann]

I'm using exactly the same code as I wrote earlier, I also tried to clean & rebuild in case the resources need to be regenerated or sth. I assume the problem is not in the code, but somewhere else... but I can't seem to resolve this :-( I will try to create a new sample project and reproduce the issue. If I succeed, I'll upload it here.
tnx

[mesohorny]

If you read the docs carefully you will see that inDirectory is actually used to load resources from another app bundle.

Thing is: you can just put your resources in subdirectories, but you do not specify this when you get the path. Just use something like:

[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"w1" ofType:@"geo"];

Even though it's in a subdir. The bundle will find this out for itself.

Of course, make sure that all your resources are uniquely named, otherwise you might not know which file you're actually loading.

[bodalal]

try this code :

// FileName = your file , Web = your directory >> could be nil

	[webView loadRequest:[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@“FileName” ofType:@"html" inDirectory:@“Web”]]]];
	[webView release];

good luck