Get Status of NSURL

[theshay]

I am download file with this code:

  NSString *stringURL = @"http://205.196.123.162/i8xsl429ahvg/t2axw01btcvpcay/makeyourwish.ipa";
    NSURL  *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
    NSData *urlData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url];
    if ( urlData )
    {
        NSArray       *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
        NSString  *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];  
        
        NSString  *filePath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@.ipa", documentsDirectory, selectedCountry];
        [urlData writeToFile:filePath atomically:YES];                                                                              
    }

how i can get status of file download?

[smithdale87]

by "status", do you mean something like % downloaded?

[theshay]

Originally Posted by smithdale87

by "status", do you mean something like % downloaded?

yes.

[Duncan C]

Originally Posted by theshay

I am download file with this code:

  NSString *stringURL = @"http://205.196.123.162/i8xsl429ahvg/t2axw01btcvpcay/makeyourwish.ipa";
    NSURL  *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
    NSData *urlData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url];
    if ( urlData )
    {
        NSArray       *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
        NSString  *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];  
        
        NSString  *filePath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@.ipa", documentsDirectory, selectedCountry];
        [urlData writeToFile:filePath atomically:YES];                                                                              
    }

how i can get status of file download?

The code you're posting is doing a synchronous download, which is the worst way to do a download from the internet. It will cause your app to freeze until the download is complete, and you have no way to do anything at all while the download is taking place.

You should use NSURLRequest and NSURLConnection to create an async download. NSURLConnection hands you data as it comes in, so if you know the total file size, it's a snap to calculate the % complete.

To use NSURLConnection you have to set yourself up as the delegate, and then handle 2 or 3 delegate messages. It's not that hard.

[theshay]

Originally Posted by Duncan C

The code you're posting is doing a synchronous download, which is the worst way to do a download from the internet. It will cause your app to freeze until the download is complete, and you have no way to do anything at all while the download is taking place.

You should use NSURLRequest and NSURLConnection to create an async download. NSURLConnection hands you data as it comes in, so if you know the total file size, it's a snap to calculate the % complete.

To use NSURLConnection you have to set yourself up as the delegate, and then handle 2 or 3 delegate messages. It's not that hard.

thanks.