QDir get current path not working in release mode on Mac

AmrCoder

Hello,
this my first time I work with QT on Mac on a virtual box I make a simple app and I want to create a folder in the current path so I use this code

QDir dir(QDir::currentPath() + "/" + CurrentDate);
    if (!dir.exists()) {
        dir.mkdir(QDir::currentPath() + "/" + CurrentDate);
    }

i run the app throw QT and i print the full path to the console and i got the path like this

CurrentPath/Name_of_the_app/Contents/MacOS/CurrentDate

so now the first problem is the folder not generated beside the app name it generated inside the app itself how can I fix that I tried to remove this part from the string of the full path but it not work

FullPath = FullPath.remove("Name_of_the_app/Contents/MacOS");

so it takes the path without inside the app but it not work.
the second problem is when I run the app without QT it gives me a very strange output the path be like this

//CurrentDate

so what I did wrong make this mistake.
Thanks in advance.

Cobra91151

Hi! QDir::currentPath() or qApp->applicationDirPath(); will be pointing to the application directory and adding another directory inside of it.

I think you have to use: QDir::mkpath(const QString &dirPath) function and add your path to the parameter. It will create all necessary dirs in the path.

The Qt official documentation: http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qdir.html#mkpath

SGaist

Hi,

Rather than removing folder, you can you cd to go up to the folder where the app bundle is located..