Permanent file directory in Xcode

Question

In the documents directory for my app, I have a file Q1.dat which I use in my program. I access it through the path:

func createArrayPath () -> String? {
    if let docsPath: String = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSSearchPathDirectory.DocumentDirectory, NSSearchPathDomainMask.UserDomainMask, true).last {
        return ((docsPath as NSString).stringByAppendingPathComponent("Q1") as NSString).stringByAppendingPathExtension("dat")
    }
    return nil
}

When I run the program on a different device however, a different documents directory is created, and the file is no longer present. Is there a place I can put the file so that I can always access it no matter what device I am running on?

Answer 1

The Documents directory is meant for data created by the user.

It sounds like you want to bundle a resource with your application. You can do this by simply dragging the file into Xcode, which will automatically set it up to be copied into your app bundle, and you can find it using URLForResource(_:withExtension:) .

If the file is very large, you might want it to be downloaded separately from the main app. For this you can use the new On-Demand Resources feature.