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XML in Assets root folder not in my App...

Discussion in 'iOS and tvOS' started by mmerlange, Oct 19, 2013.

  1. mmerlange

    mmerlange

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    Hi,

    My app runs well on my computer.
    I need a couple of xml.
    So, at the start of my script, I tried to have dynamic paths such as Path.Combine(Application.dataPath, "myIcons.xml");
    myInventory.xml is at the root of the Assets folder.
    Works like a charm on my computer.

    But on the app (my first...), I get:
    Could not find file "/var/mobile/Applications/EA913129-B155-4790-A339-5AF4A8AD22E3/ProductName.app/Data/myIcons.xml"

    Anyone can help?

    Thanks and good we to everyone,
    Michaël
     
    mmerlange, Oct 19, 2013
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  2. Graham-Dunnett

    Graham-Dunnett

    Unity Technologies

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    When Unity makes a build, it doesn't know that you have script code that accesses files by name. Unity will package into the build everything it knows about from the various scenes you have. If your XML file was a text asset, then Unity would know about it. It's not, so getting these xml files into your application is your responsibility.
     
    Graham-Dunnett, Oct 19, 2013
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  3. mmerlange

    mmerlange

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    Hi Thank you very much Graham,
    I learned so much through this problem.
    I tried various things but since I need my xml to be editable in ios, I understood that my xml must be stored in the Application.persistentDataPath (ie 'Documents' of ios)
    Graham, it seems that the "best" way is to use the new [PostProcessBuild] (http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/ScriptReference/PostProcessBuildAttribute.html). I tried a few scripts attached them as a component to a gameobject but I get compiler errors (The type or namespace name `UnityEditor' could not be found. Are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?).

    What am I doing wrong please?

    Thanks again,
    Regards,
    Michaël
     
    mmerlange, Oct 20, 2013
    #3