How can I share files or send information between apps

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hi Everyone…

I would like to know if there is a way to share files between apps, like I have a .txt file or a .pdf

in my app, and I sent it to another app.

or I have a high score on my game 500 points and I would like to put that on facebook

or tell my friends on Mexico that I have 500 points

or like the game center, post my game there

or things like that.

Please any guide will be appreciated it.

Thanks you

#2

Hi…

I have a lua file with a simple text

in one app

let’s call this APP RED

myText = displayText bla bla bla = 35

so in my iPad I see my game with that text … I see —  35

in another iPhone inside another application

let’s say APP YELLOW

I want to “Read” or “Know” " or “See” that number 35

read that lua file in my yellow APP

So how would i do something like that

I hope you can understand what I need

Thanks for your time

Victor

#3

There is no way to share files directly between two iOS apps.  For security purposes, every app is sandboxed and cannot touch the sandboxed space of other apps.

You’ll need to use an intermediary server or cloud service.

#4

Be aware, I think there is something coming down the pike.  I recently saw a new when creating app IDs (iOS):  ‘App Groups’.

Search for ‘Configurint App Groups’ on this page: 

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/AddingCapabilities/AddingCapabilities.html

I’ve yet to resolve whether we can use this feature from Corona.

Anyone else experiment with this yet?

#5

Hi…

I have a lua file with a simple text

in one app

let’s call this APP RED

myText = displayText bla bla bla = 35

so in my iPad I see my game with that text … I see —  35

in another iPhone inside another application

let’s say APP YELLOW

I want to “Read” or “Know” " or “See” that number 35

read that lua file in my yellow APP

So how would i do something like that

I hope you can understand what I need

Thanks for your time

Victor

#6

There is no way to share files directly between two iOS apps.  For security purposes, every app is sandboxed and cannot touch the sandboxed space of other apps.

You’ll need to use an intermediary server or cloud service.

#7

Be aware, I think there is something coming down the pike.  I recently saw a new when creating app IDs (iOS):  ‘App Groups’.

Search for ‘Configurint App Groups’ on this page: 

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/AddingCapabilities/AddingCapabilities.html

I’ve yet to resolve whether we can use this feature from Corona.

Anyone else experiment with this yet?