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   impguard
   Member

   Hi, I'm having trouble reading and writing a plistfile. I found a link here:

   http://www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64679

   That explained reading and writing files. But after testing and further investigation it seems like I cannot store files directly in the application bundle, only read files. After viewing a few links I figured out that some people are saving their files in the Documents folder on the iPad/iPhone, but since iOS4 this has been warned against since Documents can be synced to the computer.

   So atm, I'm quite confused as to how to write a plistfile. My goal is to store locally a simple plistfile named HighScores.plist with keys 1-10 holding values of the high scores. I'm wondering how to write the file outside the app bundle (and where), how to read from it, and how to determine if it's working or not. As a side note, are these files located outside the app bundle ever deleted?

   Thank you.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   David994A
   Member

   Instead of using a plist file you might look into using the class NSUserDefaults which is already set up for storing user settings.

   http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSUserDefaults_Class/Reference/Reference.html

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   impguard
   Member

   Hi, thanks for the help. However, I did find out that NSUserDefaults helps solve this problem. Nevertheless, I decided against it since I'm going to be using NSUserDefaults for the actual settings of the game and I may want to use OpenFeint or some other global highscore system along the line. As a result, I'd like to keep the solution to a simple file save. I'm currently not sure where I should save the file and how do I do so?

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   impguard
   Member

   I know this is already a prominent question. But none of the answers on other threads seemed to exactly fit my problem with iOS4. What is currently the best way to save files, specifically plistfiles?

   Posted 1 year ago #

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