accessing a file using NSBundle mainBundle pathForResource ofType inDirectory

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I have a file paylines txt added inside the folder named TextFiles which resides inside the Resources folder of my iOS project in Xcode   This is the code I use to access the file   NSString  filePath     NSBundle mainBundle  pathForResource   paylines  ofType   txt  inDirectory   TextFiles    NSLog    n nthe string     filePath     The code prints   2011-06-07 14 47 16 251 slots2 708 207    the string   null

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well i found out the mistake i was committing i was adding a group to the project instead of adding real directory for more instructions

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Go to  Target  -   Build Phases   select your target  select the    Build Phases    tab  click    Add Build Phase     and select    Add Copy Files     Change the destination to    Products Directory     Drag your file into the    Add files    section

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In case of Mac OSX   Go to Targets -  Build Phases  click   to Copy new files build phases Select product directory and drop the file there   Clean and run the project

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All you need to do is make sure that the checkbox shown below is checked

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Select Project   Specific Folder --  Right Click --  Add Files to Project --   Select the File you want to add   This worked for me

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Try this  it s working for me    NSString  str      NSBundle mainBundle  resourcePath  stringByAppendingPathComponent   paylines txt        For simulator  NSURL  rtfUrl     NSBundle mainBundle  URLForResource   paylines  withExtension    txt

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When I drag files in  the  Add to targets  box seems to be un-ticked by default  If I leave it un-ticked then I have the problem described  Fix it by deleting the files then dragging them back in but making sure to tick  Add to targets

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I was also having the same problem  The Solution i found is    in xcode 4 x    Go to    Target -   Build Phases  -   copy  bundle Resources  Then add that particular file here  If that file is already added   delete it and add it again   clean the project and RUN  It works

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After following  Neelam Verma s answer or  dawid s answer  which has the same end result as  Neelam Verma s answer  difference being that  dawid s answer starts with the drag and drop of the file into the Xcode project and  Neelam Verma s answer starts with a file already a part of the Xcode project  I still could not get NSBundle mainBundle   pathForResource  file-title   ofType  type   to find my video file   I thought maybe because I had my file was in a Group nested in the Xcode project that this was the cause  so I moved the video file to the root of my Xcode project  still no luck  this was my code    guard let path   NSBundle mainBundle   pathForResource  testVid1   ofType  mp4   else           print  Invalid video path           return         Originally  this was the name of my file  testVid1 MP4  renaming the video file to testVid1 mp4 fixed my issue  so  at least the ofType string argument is case sensitive

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Are you attempting to do this inside of an XCTest and on the verge of smashing your laptop  This is the thread for you  Why can  39 t code inside unit tests find bundle resources

[objective-c] accessing a file using [NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource: ofType:inDirectory:

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