Get Application Directory on MacOS return path with appName.app/Contents/MacOS

I build cross-platform app that crate file for the user. To get full path I writing this code:

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QString fullPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
fullPath.append("/").append(filename);

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After searching the file I found in the debugger that my file exist under <myAppName>.app/Contents/MacOS.

The user haven't way to get those file (except via the terminal).

The question: What should I do to receive "normal" path ? (I file aid to the user)
• I not want use substring functions because same code should work well on Linux and Windows.

Thanks in advance.

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Originally Posted by AsfK

I build cross-platform app that crate file for the user. To get full path I writing this code:

Code:

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QString fullPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
fullPath.append("/").append(filename);

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Well, that is the application's installation path. It is very likely that you can't create files in there (no permissions for normal users to create files in system locations).

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Originally Posted by AsfK

The question: What should I do to receive "normal" path ? (I file aid to the user)

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Are you looking for QStandardPaths?



Cheers,
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Thank you Cheers
I didn't know about this (I came from Windows 'world'..)
I'll read about QSttandardPathes, thanks again!

btw, do you know If I can do If Def in my code (If the app. run on Mac save where I can, else in the executable folder...) or if can I ask permissions ?
Thanks,
AsfK

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Originally Posted by AsfK

Thank you Cheers
I didn't know about this (I came from Windows 'world'..)

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Even true on Windows :)
Well, on anything newer than Windows 98 and when not running with Administrator rights.

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Originally Posted by AsfK

btw, do you know If I can do If Def in my code (If the app. run on Mac save where I can, else in the executable folder...)

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You can do that, e.g. when building using Q_OS_MAC, Q_OS_WINDOWS, etc. but I wouldn't recommend it until you really have to. Makes it a lot harder to maintain.

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Originally Posted by AsfK

or if can I ask permissions ?

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Not sure what you mean by that?
Checking if you can write a file? QFileInfo::isWritable()
Ask the user for elevated rights? No cross-desktop way to do that and likely very unnecessary.

Cheers,
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Thank you very much !!!