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How to copy files to the addon_data folder when the addon is installed - phunkyfish - 2018-10-16
Hi,
I have some XML config files that the user can edit if they wish. My question is how do I get them into the addon_data folder when the addon is installed?
I thought that putting them in the resources/data folder would do it but no joy.
Thanks in advance
RE: How to copy files to the addon_data folder when the addon is installed - spiff - 2018-10-16
if the build system for you add-on is not custom, that is all it shall take. you might have to rerun cmake as it uses globbing. note, the files will not go to addon_data, it will go to a read-only location. if you want it in your writable data path, you have to do that from code (ie. load from resources, save to addon_data).
RE: How to copy files to the addon_data folder when the addon is installed - phunkyfish - 2018-10-16
Thanks @spiff
I can see the files here: <kodi-install-dir>/addons/<addon-name>/resources/data
Do you know what the special:// path is to access those files?
Thanks in advance again!
RE: How to copy files to the addon_data folder when the addon is installed - spiff - 2018-10-16
use kodi::GetAddonPath() + "resources/data";
ref https://github.com/notspiff/visualization.projectm/blob/master/src/Main.cpp#L120
How to copy files to the addon_data folder when the addon is installed - ksooo - 2018-10-16
That won't work literally as pvr add-ons are not yet converted to c++ API, but there should be a construct for this in the old API, too. Old and new API cannot be mixed! At the phone, atm; cannot lookup.
RE: How to copy files to the addon_data folder when the addon is installed - spiff - 2018-10-16
right, old construct;
char path[1024];
XBMC->GetSetting("__addonpath__", path);
RE: How to copy files to the addon_data folder when the addon is installed - phunkyfish - 2018-10-16
Thanks guys.
And if I copy the files to the addon_data folder on startup then I would use, OpenFile, ReadFile, WriteFile etc. to do so. That would be best practice for that operation?
RE: How to copy files to the addon_data folder when the addon is installed - spiff - 2018-10-17
yes.
RE: How to copy files to the addon_data folder when the addon is installed - phunkyfish - 2018-10-18
(2018-10-17, 11:19)spiff Wrote: yes.
Thanks! Have it working like a charm now 😉