Is it possible to write to a qrc file dynamically?

Hasan Al-Baghdadi

I've tried to open a qrc file for writing but it didn't work.

with errorString() returning unkown error.

Is there another way to do it?

J.Hilk

qrc file is really only a xml based text file that is used to create binary data of your listed files/filetree to either pack into your executable or an external binary resource.

That is generated during compilation. Therefore "readonly"

SGaist

Hi,

To add to @J-Hilk, do you mean write to one of the file provided by your .qrc file from within your application ?

Hasan Al-Baghdadi

@J-Hilk
Thanks, that's quite unfortunate.

@SGaist
yes

Pablo J. Rogina

@Hasan-Al-Baghdadi if your issue is solved (or at least isn't going to be the way you expected) please don't forget to mark the post as solved.

Hasan Al-Baghdadi

@Pablo-J.-Rogina my bad

mrjj

@Hasan-Al-Baghdadi
Hi
What was the use case ?
I mean, what did you want to write back to rc ?
Just curious.

Hasan Al-Baghdadi

@mrjj
There is an input file that has to be read. It's assumed you're most likley to used the one you last used, so a copy is saved in the qrc, or atleast that was the plan.

SGaist

In that case you should have a default file that you have in your .qrc file and then use QStandardPaths to store it in and use it from a sensible place.