Why RNFS can't write file as a doc file in iOS?

Question

I'm trying to open a doc file written using RNFS. But I'm unable to open that file. When I try to open the file using the word application in iOS , I'm getting this error showing "Can't open file, file format doesn't match the file extension".

 var path = RNFS.DocumentDirectoryPath + "/test.doc";
 RNFS.writeFile(
  path,
  "Project Details\n",
  "utf8"
 );

But this is working fine in android.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 06 '19 at 14:16

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iOS only provides .doc files for read only. You have to use .docx.

import { Platform } from 'react-native';
var path = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? RNFS.DocumentDirectoryPath + "/test.docx"  : RNFS.DocumentDirectoryPath + "/test.doc";

answered Aug 06 '19 at 14:16

hong developer

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I've tried this, but still not working. This will create a file named test.docx but when I try to open it I'm getting this error "Can't open file. Sorry, something went wrong and test.docx can't open" – Vinay N Aug 07 '19 at 04:49
No, after creating the file, you can find that file from the files manager in the iPhone. – Vinay N Aug 07 '19 at 05:12
Have you checked the size of the file? – hong developer Aug 07 '19 at 05:13
Yes, its only 468 B . – Vinay N Aug 07 '19 at 05:16
Does this file not open on your computer, either? – hong developer Aug 07 '19 at 05:39
Yes it does in LibreOffice for mac. – Vinay N Aug 07 '19 at 06:08
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/197596/discussion-between-vinay-narayankutty-and-hong-develop). – Vinay N Aug 07 '19 at 07:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 31 '21 at 18:31

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You can use LibraryDirectoryPath to Write file in iOS

const localFile = ${RNFS.LibraryDirectoryPath}/${fileName}

answered May 31 '21 at 18:31

M Mahmud Hasan

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Why RNFS can't write file as a doc file in iOS?

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