Reliable way to read a file in the project directory

[grinqt]

Hey Everyone!

I'm trying to read a file in called "CQF.json" in the "data/" directory of my project. "data/CQF.json" is in my resourses.qrc file. I've found that setting my current directory to "../.." exits the build/<SPECIFIC_BUILD> directory and puts me in the directory of my project, allowing me to open the file I want, like so:

    QDir::setCurrent("../..");
    QFile file("data/CQF.json");
    bool success = file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);

The code above works as far as I can tell, but I'm wondering if there is a better way to do this.

• Is there a way to set the directory to the base project directory which doesn't involve exiting the build directory?
• Is there a way to read this file without having to worry about the current directory?
• Or is the way I presented about the standard method of reading such a data file?

Any tips / help appreciated!

[Christian Ehrlicher]

Put the file into a Qt resource and read it from there.

[grinqt]

@Christian-Ehrlicher Perfect, thanks!

I have changed the code to the following:

    QFile file(":/data/CQF.json");
    bool success = file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);