MacOS – Open resource from inside the bundle using c++ / qt

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I have a Qt app set as a bundle, and it requires a resources database. If I place it inside the bundle, how do I open it ?

The app was created in Windows, and in Windows and Linux, I can use the path for the database:

fopen(path, r);

I can do the same thing in Os X with a path like "/Users/Me/Company/Product/resources.db" or "/Library/Application Support/Compay/Product/resources.db"

1) What path would I use for the resources.db if I want to place the database in Contents/Resources ?

2) Would I be able to do anything to access the location using an Open File Dialog ?

Best Answer

Being that the app structure in OSX is flat it should not matter where you put anything, other than for your own organization purposes.

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The application bundle should go in /Applications. This application bundle should contain everything. Libraries, dependencies, everything that the app needs to run, so that should the application bundle be copied to another machine's /Applications directory, it should be able to run.

Installing in /Applications requires admin. Should admin not be available, the standard location for a single user application is ~/Applications. This directory should not be expected to exist.

If something needs to be 'installed' on the system for the app, such as the aforementioned 'resource database', the app should prompt to install it in:

/Library/Application Support/developername/appname/

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~/Library/Application Support/developername/appname/

User files should not be saved in the root of the user's home directory. The user should have the opportunity to save files wherever they please, preferably with a standard OS X save dialog.

Also…

Cache files should go in:

~/Library/Caches/developername/appname/

The users preferences should go in:
```
~/Library/Preferences/com.bundleidentifier.plist
```
If something more than a single property list needs to be saved…
```
~/Library/Preferences/developername/appname/
```

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