Question

I got this far… here is my code:

- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application
{
    //  create the d/b or get the connection value
    SQLiteDB *dbInstance = [[SQLiteDB alloc] init];
}

Now, the question is: this bit of code is supposed to check to see if a database exists, and if not, create it. My problem is I am having a problem figuring out exactly how to write the first line of the called method and where to place it in SQLiteDB.m. Is this an instance method (-) or a class method (+)?

I’m sorry for being so lame on this, but once I see it, I’ll have the hang of it… the rest of the code is written in C#, and I can handle the conversion to Obj_C.

Answer 1

The following is a method to copy an existing database from your Bundle to the Documents directory, but can easily be adapted for a new database. Just use the fileExistsAtPath: method logic below and replace the actions to take with your custom database creation code.

Put this in your AppDelegate.m file:

- (void)prepareDatabase
{
    //add Database Versioning check to see if the resources database is newer
    // generally as simple as naming your database with a version on the end

    NSFileManager *filemanager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
    NSString *databasePath = [[NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0] stringByAppendingString:@"/YOURDATABASE.s3db"];
    if(![filemanager fileExistsAtPath:databasePath]) {
        //Database doesn't exist yet, so we copy it from our resources
        NSString *defaultDBPath = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] stringByAppendingString:@"/YOURDATABASE.s3db"];
        if([filemanager copyItemAtPath:defaultDBPath toPath:databasePath error:nil]) {
            NSLog(@"Database Copied from resources");           
        } else {
            NSLog(@"Database copy FAILED from %@ to %@",defaultDBPath,databasePath);
        }
    }
}

Then in your applicationDidFinishLaunching: method call this:

[self prepareDatabase];