Android - Can't open file file in assets folder

cocos2d-x C++
#1

I generated a project with generate_android_project.sh and I am building it under OSX with build_native.sh.

I have added a file to my assets folder but I can’t get it to open. I have verified that the file (bike.json) is in my .apk in the assets folder.

FILE* fp = fopen(“assets/bike.json”, (const char*)“rt”);

fp is always NULL.

This is on device or emulator. I have tried uninstalling the app, full build, etc. This isn’t making me feel very smart :frowning:
Thanks,
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#2

I haven’t tried working with files yet, but I’m pretty sure you should utilize CCFileUtils::getFileData to get access to files in the APK.

#3

Absolutely right, files in assets folder moved to zip archive during build, so you cannot read them with usual fopen. But you can use CCFileUtils::getFileData for any file.

However fp returns NULL because path assets/bike.json doesn’t exist: it’s relative path, but application working directory isn’t set to root of APK.

#4

dot squid wrote:

I haven’t tried working with files yet, but I’m pretty sure you should utilize CCFileUtils::getFileData to get access to files in the APK.

Thanks guys. I have switched to CCFileUtils::getFileData and b2dJson is much happier now = )