Is it possible to copy file to Main bundle?

Question

I want to copy file(image,mp3...) from main bundle to main bundle. To use

[[NSBundle mainBundle]pathForResource:@"copyname" ofType:@"mp3"]

from path = /var/mobile/Applications/62734FAF-1E94-4792-9978-exam/myproject.app/file.mp3

to path = /var/mobile/Applications/62734FAF-1E94-4792-9978-exam/myproject.app/copyname.mp3

function = copyItemAtPath

But i got the error "The operation couldn’t be completed. (Cocoa error 513.)"

Can anyone help me?

@rmaddy I think it's for iOS, since the path he provides is /var/mobile/Applications(...) — The dude, Oct 31 '13 at 14:20
@Thedude Good point. I should have looked at that more closely. — rmaddy, Oct 31 '13 at 14:24
@Sean In iOS, the main bundle is read-only on a real iOS device. You can't copy a file into the resource bundle. — rmaddy, Oct 31 '13 at 14:25
Thank you guys. anyway Is there anyway to play APNS sound from Documents folder? I think APNS sound is played from main bundle if there is the sound file matched in it. — Sean, Nov 01 '13 at 01:35

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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Bundles are read-only, it's not possible to write to them.

There are, however, many places where you can store your data. You can use the Application Support Folder, or for temporary data you can also use the NSTemporaryDirectory() function to get a temporary directory.

This will also work in sandboxed applications.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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answered Nov 01 '13 at 08:12

IluTov

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score -4 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 31 '13 at 08:09

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Use

NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];

[fileManager copyItemAtPath:[[NSBundle mainBundle]pathForResource:@"FileNameToBeCopied" ofType:@"mp3"]
                     toPath:[[[NSBundle mainBundle]resourcePath]stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"NewFileName.mp3"] error:nil];

answered Oct 31 '13 at 08:09

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Thank you for the answer.. I already tried it. the same error code " The operation couldn’t be completed. (Cocoa error 513.)" ... – Sean Oct 31 '13 at 08:30

Is it possible to copy file to Main bundle?

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