Loading and Saving a profile in XML to work on iPhone

#1 Sorry didn't double check if the code below actually runs but this should be how it goes on the iPhone (iTorque 1.5):

function SaveGame()
{
	%txml = new ScriptObject() { class = "XML"; };
	%fileFullname = "~/saves/Savefile.xml";

	if(%txml.beginWrite(%fileFullname))
	{
		%txml.writeClassBegin("SaveClass");
		
			%txml.writeClassBegin("PlayerName");
			%txml.writeValue($myName);
			%txml.writeClassEnd();	
			%txml.writeClassBegin("PlayerScore");
			%txml.writeValue($myScore);
			%txml.writeClassEnd();

			%txml.writeClassBegin("PlayerLocation");
			%txml.writeAttribute("levelid", $myLevel);
			%txml.writeAttribute("levelx", $myX);
			%txml.writeAttribute("levely", $myY);
			%txml.writeClassEnd();			
			
		%txml.writeClassEnd();
		
		%txml.endWrite();
	}	
}

function LoadGame()
{	
	%txml = new ScriptObject() { class = "XML"; };
	%fileFullname = "~/saves/Savefile.xml";
	
	if(%txml.beginRead(%fileFullname))
	{
		if ( %txml.readClassBegin("SaveClass"))
		{
			$myName = %txml.readField("PlayerName");
			$myScore = %txml.readField("PlayerScore");
			
			%txml.readClassBegin("PlayerLocation");
			$myLevel = %txml.readAttribute("levelid");
			$myX = %txml.readAttribute("levelx");
			$myY = %txml.readAttribute("levely");
			%txml.readClassEnd();
		}

		%txml.endRead();
	}
}

#2 Sweet thanks man. I'll try it out.

#3 Okay this works perfectly, but the only problem is, I can't see where the file is being written. Is it on disk or in the executable RAMDRIVE, something, something?

#4 For iOS hardware you'll need some functions that aren't in iT2d. Add to iPhonefileio.mm:

ConsoleFunction(getPublicDocumentsDirectory, const char*, 1, 1, "Returns the documents directory.")
{
    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);  
    NSString *documentPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0];  
    
	const char* tOutput = [documentPath UTF8String];
    return tOutput;
}

ConsoleFunction(getPrivateDocumentsDirectory, const char*, 1, 1, "Returns the Library directory." )
{    
    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSLibraryDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
    documentsDirectory = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Private Documents"];
    
    NSError *error;
    [[NSFileManager defaultManager] createDirectoryAtPath:documentsDirectory withIntermediateDirectories:YES attributes:nil error:&error];   
    
	const char* tOutput = [documentsDirectory UTF8String];
    return tOutput;
}

"Public" means the files can be accessed and transferred using the iTunes File Sharing window (you also have to enable "Application Supports iTunes File Sharing" in xcode (Targets->Info).

Private isn't really private, just concealed from the casual user. There are apps that can get at them, so don't store anything that you wouldn't mind being read.

#5 Cool thanks again - but I can't see it saving on the PC. Where does it get saved? I've scoured the hard drive and can't find the xml.

#6 Okay finally found it as I'm trying to write out to localhost now.

Here's the default local...

C:/Users/<yourLoginName>/AppData/Roaming/Independent/

Independent appears to be a default company name.

Now I just need to get it to connect to localhost but it appends this to it first for some reason like this...

C:/Users/<yourLoginName>/AppData/Roaming/Independent/<yourGameName>/http://127.0.0.1/playerProfile.xml

#7 The problem is the code appends C:/Users/<yourLoginName>/AppData/Roaming/Independent/<yourGameName>/ to it.

I guess I have to go to source and strip it out, but that's out of scope because I need an out-of-the-box solution. The rule is not to modify the source.