Create folder into the system.DocumentsDirectory ?

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#1

Hi,

Is it possible to create a folder from lua to the system.DocumentsDirectory ?

And another related question : do users see DocumentsDirectory through itunes ?

Best,

Frédéric
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#2

It’s not at present.

And I believe it is possible for users to view the Documents Directory via iTunes [import]uid: 84637 topic_id: 24326 reply_id: 98252[/import]

#3

Thanks.

Do I have the right to download into this folder files and images that I need to display into my App ?
It is a kind of magazine, so I have to update content but it seems this documentsDirectory is the only safe place (temp is not). [import]uid: 5578 topic_id: 24326 reply_id: 98254[/import]

#4

Yep, you can download into that directory all you want :slight_smile:

You can also copy files from the tmp directory to the documents directory and vice versa and also from the resource directory to the documents directory [import]uid: 84637 topic_id: 24326 reply_id: 98256[/import]

#5

It is a technical “yes” but the real answer seems to be “no” : only user generated content can be stored into the Documents directory.

If I put documents that my app can retrieve or rebuild by itself, it will be rejected…

I need something like the private directory described by Apple :

http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#qa/qa1699/_index.html

is there a way to get into it ?

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