The Xamarin app writes a file to its 'sandbox' in the MyDocuments directory.
How do I configure the Xamarin app's project to allow another app to read this file; to expose the MyDocuments directory to another app?
How do I configure get the path for the Obj-C app to read the file?
Xamarin app is a .NET Standard 2.0 class lib project in Visual Studio.
BACKGROUND...
The Xamarin app receives BLE data and writes it to files in its MyDocuments directory.
The Obj-C app must read these files and process.
The new IOS 11 File App was suggested as an answer, however I don't think the File App has anything to do with my question because I want my Xcode Obj-C app to programmatically read the file that was written by my Xamarin.IOS app.
Xamarin app's code for writing the file..........................
Sub append_text_file( pathname as string , text_to_file as string)
dim documents as string = Environment.GetFolderPath (Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments)
dim platform_agnostic_pathname as string = Path.Combine (documents, pathname )
System.IO.File.AppendAllText( platform_agnostic_pathname, text_to_file)
End Sub
Another great resource:
App Group Capabilities in Xamarin.iOS at:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/ios/deploy-test/provisioning/capabilities/app-groups-capabilities
...I USED SAFARI ON MACBOOK. IT DOESN'T WORK WITH CHROME ON WINDOWS.
