OpenURL to a file in NSBundle

Question

I have a file, which i want to open in safari (or call it view in safari). I add this file to my bundle resources.

and do the following:

NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"tryFile.txt" ofType:nil inDirectory:nil];
NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath: path];
NSLog(@"path: %@ \n url:%@ \n can open url:%d",path,url,[[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:url]);
BOOL didGo = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSLog(@"didgo?: %d",didGo);

Of course, as the sandboxed environment says, I am not able to open the file ins safari. It says, canOpenURL as yes but then didGo is NO.

How can I do this without setting up a local server. Please suggest. Should I keep the data stored in a variable and then open an html page with that data...or what?

EDIT: These are the logs:

path: /var/mobile/Applications/C78C7CD8-22C7-468A-AA5D-AF22C6042378/TryApp.app/tryFile.txt 
url:file://localhost/var/mobile/Applications/C78C7CD8-22C7-468A-AA5D-AF22C6042378/TryApp.app/tryFile.txt 
can open url:1



didgo?: 0

PLEASE NOTE opening the file in a webview is not an option. The requirement wants it to be opened in safari. And anyways, this example is of a text file...the filethat may be opened can be anything, and webview does not support all file types.

@NikitaP Refer this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11035564/objective-c-ios-open-local-html-file-with-safari , you need to open it in UIWebview — Prasad Devadiga, May 16 '13 at 07:01
You can observe the path it is `file://..` to open in safari it should be `http://..` — Prasad Devadiga, May 16 '13 at 07:04
@prasaddevadiga: yup I know. That is why I was hoping if the data can be converted to an html string or something, that can be passed to open in the safari — Nikita P, May 16 '13 at 07:07
@NikitaP hmm. You can not open even the html file which are stored inside the bundle. — Prasad Devadiga, May 16 '13 at 07:12

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '13 at 06:42

The txt file resides within your application sandbox. The URL that you are trying to load in Safari will not get loaded due to security in iOS. Read more about it here
As a workaround you can use a UIWebView in your application and open the file in that.

Cheers!
Amar.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 16 '13 at 06:28

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You'll need to setup a server or open the page in a UIWebView inside the app.

answered May 16 '13 at 06:28

Wain

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 18 '13 at 07:23

 NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"tryFile.txt" ofType:nil inDirectory:nil];

 [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:path]];

This code is for open url in directly in safari OR you can use Webview and direct open url in your webview.thanks

OpenURL to a file in NSBundle

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