Writing IOS app logfiles to public accessible folder QStandardPaths

[esther]

hi our app runs on windows. android && IOS tablets and phones
we write logfiles for troubleshooting and customer issues ...

on windows, using QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::TempLocation); which works great

on android I use QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation); which allows me to both view && pull logs via myFiles application && adb .... files reside in internalStorage/Document

but I cant seem to either view or pull logfiles on IOS tablet ...
I have tried ITunes , and various other file manager and plugging tablet into my desktop .... I tried using various folders like photos which are public

Do you have any advice on what folder I can write logfiles to on IOS so I can view /or pull them off a tablet ?

thanks in advance

[J.Hilk]

Hi @esther
I am not sure, if you can access Data that way on IOS.
My guess would be, you need to fall back on native code and either send those files via E-Mail or AirDrop

But I‘m not so deep into this, mabe someone else knows more.

[esther]

thank you but I did not want to go the nativeApi route ... for sure that would work
I want to keep the solution in the QT space

[timday]

On iOS to get at an apps' files you need to enable "file sharing" for an app by setting UIFileSharingEnabled to YES in the plist, and then I think the files will need to be in the app's "Documents" area, and then you can access them via iTunes. It's a bit clunky (especially as so far as I remember iTunes only lets you deal with top level files and won't copy multiple files or directory hierarchies). That's how I was doing things a few years ago anyway; not sure if better ways have appeared since then.

[esther]

I tried this using ITunes 12.6 and I did not see the file I created using QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation

I did use UIFileSharing YES in the plist ...
Additionally I added LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace YES

Here is where QT is putting my logfile based on using Standard path DocumentsLocation
fullLogFileName=/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/50BAE524-BF87-4820-9092-3AB9C8036419/Documents/MyAppName/MyAppLog.txt
(I created the MyAppName folder)
I don't believe this is the correct path for ITunes ...
Should I be using QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation ???

Has anyone had success ?

[esther]

I have updated my Itunes and I am seeing the logfiles now through ITunes ...

please consider this topic closed

[SGaist]

Hi,

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