Question

Trying to solve this xcode problem since 2 weeks and didn’t find any solutions on the web…

So, I developed an iphone apps with a tableview generated from a sqlite database (this part is ok). And I have a button that it insert an new line in my tableview (this part is ok) but I can’t insert data in the sqlite database.

My function is (I did it from some tutorials):

- (void) insertMyObjectDataIntoDatabase: (MyObject*)myObj {
NSLog(@"Start Insertion");
//init DB
NSString *databaseName = @"bd_MyObjects.sqlite";
NSArray *documentsPaths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDir =  [documentsPaths lastObject];//[documentsPaths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *databasePath = [documentsDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:databaseName]; //NSLog(@"databasePath = %@.", databasePath);
BOOL success;
NSFileManager *FileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSError *error;
success = [FileManager fileExistsAtPath:databasePath];
if (!success) {
    NSLog(@"ERROR dans l'existence du fichier DB.");
} else {
    //NSString *databasePathFromApp = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"bd_MyObjects" ofType:@"sqlite"];
    NSString *databasePathFromApp = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath ] stringByAppendingPathComponent:databaseName ];
    NSLog(@"databasePathFromApp = '%@'.", databasePathFromApp);
    //success = [FileManager copyItemAtPath:databasePathFromApp toPath:databasePath error:&error];
    success = [FileManager fileExistsAtPath:databasePath];
    if (!success) {
        NSLog(@"ERROR - Failed to create writable database file with message - ErrorMsg='%@'.", [error localizedDescription]);
        NSLog(@"ERROR - copyItemAtPath: \n%@\n toPath:\n%@", databasePathFromApp, databasePath);
    } else {
        NSLog(@"OK - Database created - ErrorMsg='%@'.", [error localizedDescription]);

        //[FileManager release];
        //to setup database object
        sqlite3 *database;
        //int statusSqlOpening = sqlite3_open([databasePath UTF8String], &database);
        int statusSqlOpening = sqlite3_open_v2([databasePath UTF8String], &database, SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE, nil);
        NSLog(@"statusSqlOpening='%d' - '%s'.", statusSqlOpening, sqlite3_errmsg(database));
        if (statusSqlOpening != SQLITE_OK) {
            NSLog(@"ERROR opening the database: statusSqlOpening='%d' - ErrorMsg='%s'.", statusSqlOpening, sqlite3_errmsg(database));
        } else {
            NSLog(@"OK - database opened: statusSqlOpening='%d' - ErrorMsg='%s'.", statusSqlOpening, sqlite3_errmsg(database));
            static sqlite3_stmt *compiledStatement;
            NSString *statement = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"INSERT INTO tb_MyObjects (DateOfMyObject, Quantity1, Quantity2) VALUES ('%@', %d, %d)", myObj.DateOfMyObject, myObj.Quantity1, myObj.Quantity2,];
            const char *sqlstatement = [statement UTF8String];
            NSLog(@"reqString = %s",sqlstatement);
            int statusSqlExecution = sqlite3_prepare_v2(database, sqlstatement, -1, &compiledStatement, NULL);
            //int statusSqlExecution = sqlite3_exec(database, sqlstatement, NULL, NULL, NULL);
            if (statusSqlExecution != SQLITE_OK) {
                //NSLog(@"Error when executing the request: statusSqlOpening='%d' - statusSqlExecution='%d' - statusSqlStep='%d' - ErrorMsg='%s'.", statusSqlOpening, statusSqlExecution, statusSqlStep, sqlite3_errmsg(database));
                NSLog(@"ERROR when executing the request: statusSqlOpening='%d' - statusSqlExecution='%d' - ErrorMsg='%s'.", statusSqlOpening, statusSqlExecution, sqlite3_errmsg(database));
            } else {
                NSLog(@"OK - request executed: statusSqlOpening='%d' - statusSqlExecution='%d' - ErrorMsg='%s'.", statusSqlOpening, statusSqlExecution, sqlite3_errmsg(database));
                //sqlite3_step(compliedstatement) executes the statement...
                int statusSqlStep = sqlite3_step(compiledStatement);
                if (statusSqlStep != SQLITE_DONE) {
                    NSLog(@"ERROR by inserting: statusSqlStep='%d' - ErrorMsg='%s'", statusSqlStep, sqlite3_errmsg(database));
                } else {
                    NSLog(@"OK - Data successfully inserted: statusSqlStep='%d' - ErrorMsg='%s'.", statusSqlStep, sqlite3_errmsg(database));
                }
            }
            sqlite3_finalize(compiledStatement);
        }
        //Closing DB
        sqlite3_close(database);
    }
}
}

When I run this apps on the iphone simulator and click on my button, I have these logs:

2012-08-09 14:40:09.980 apps[4850:c07] Start Insertion
2012-08-09 14:40:09.981 myApps[4850:c07] databasePathFromApp = '/Users/adictic/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/5.1/Applications/FE129301-39F9-4883-8714-125A6BF16FC3/myApps.app/bd_MyObjects.sqlite'.
2012-08-09 14:40:09.981 myApps[4950:c07] databasePath = '/Users/adictic/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/5.1/Applications/FE129301-39F9-4883-8714-125A6BF16FC3/Documents/bd_MyObjects.sqlite'.
2012-08-09 14:40:09.981 myApps[4850:c07] OK - Database created - ErrorMsg='(null)'.
2012-08-09 14:40:09.982 myApps[4850:c07] statusSqlOpening='0' - 'not an error'.
2012-08-09 14:40:09.982 myApps[4850:c07] OK - database opened: statusSqlOpening='0' - ErrorMsg='not an error'.
2012-08-09 14:40:09.982 myApps[4850:c07] reqString = INSERT INTO tb_MyObjects (DateOfMyObject, Quantity1, Quantity2) VALUES ('2012-08-09 12:40:09 +0000', 150, 150)
2012-08-09 14:40:09.983 myApps[4850:c07] ERROR when executing the request: statusSqlOpening='0' - statusSqlExecution='1' - ErrorMsg='no such table: tb_MyObjects'.

So, I understand from these logs that :

• my database is correctly created
• my database is correctly opened
• my request is correctly writen (I run it in sqlite manager and data is correctly inserted)
• but the request is not executed, the table doesn’t seem to exist?! –

I try to change the rights on the sqlite file (chmod 777 /Users/adictic/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/5.1/Applications/FE129301-39F9-4883-8714-125A6BF16FC3/myApps.app/bd_MyObjects.sqlite) but it didn’t have any effects.

I develop on Xcode 4.4.

Thank in advance for your helps.

Answer 1

Do something like that in a method, perhaps initDatabase or something: (the reason is the answer of trojanfoe, I just want to add some code snippets)

NSString *databaseName = @"bd_MyObjects.sqlite";

// Get the path to the documents directory and append the databaseName
NSArray *documentPaths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDir = [documentPaths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *databasePath = [documentsDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:databaseName];

// Check if the SQL database has already been saved to the users phone, if not then copy it over
BOOL success;

// Create a FileManager object, we will use this to check the status
// of the database and to copy it over if required
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];

// Check if the database has already been created in the users filesystem
success = [fileManager fileExistsAtPath:databasePath];

// If the database already exists then return without doing anything
if(success) return;

// If not then proceed to copy the database from the application to the users filesystem

// Get the path to the database in the application package
NSString *databasePathFromApp = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:databaseName];

// Copy the database from the package to the users filesystem
[fileManager copyItemAtPath:databasePathFromApp toPath:databasePath error:nil];