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Lindsay(Posted 2014) [#1]
I don't understand why I'm having trouble with this! I'm using 79e but I tried 80a as well and got the same result. What am I doing wrong?

I'm building for OSX Desktop.

Thanks,
Lindsay

Strict

Import brl.filestream

Function Main:Int()
	Local packedFile: FileStream

	' This doesn't work
	Local path: String = "languages/english.idx"
	
	' This doesn't work either
	' Local path: String = "monkey://data/languages/english.idx"

	' This DOES work - but you'd have to modify it for your directory structure, obviously
	' Local path: String = "/Users/lindsay/Monkey/Learning/wlt/wlt.data/languages/english.idx"
	
	
	' This fails on my system with "Failed to open stream", but the file definitely exists in data/languages/
	packedFile = New FileStream(path,"r")
	
	Print "File opened"
	
	packedFile.Close()

	Return 0
End


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Danilo(Posted 2014) [#2]
The .idx file does not get copied by default, as it is an unknown file extension.
Add: #BINARY_FILES += "*.idx"
and use the second version: monkey://data/
Strict

#BINARY_FILES += "*.idx"

Import brl.filestream

Function Main:Int()
	Local packedFile: FileStream

	' This doesn't work
	'Local path: String = "languages/english.idx"
	
	' This doesn't work either
	Local path: String = "monkey://data/languages/english.idx"

	' This DOES work - but you'd have to modify it for your directory structure, obviously
	' Local path: String = "/Users/lindsay/Monkey/Learning/wlt/wlt.data/languages/english.idx"
	
	
	' This fails on my system with "Failed to open stream", but the file definitely exists in data/languages/
	packedFile = New FileStream(path,"r")
	
	Print "File opened"
	
	packedFile.Close()

	Return 0
End

Tested with GLFW/Desktop target on Mac OS X, it works.

The data files are not always copied (for example with C++ target),
so it may not work with all targets.

Also note, on Mac OS X, the data/internal/external/ files are within your .app file,
in folder Your.app/Contents/Resources/...
Right-click your .app and choose "show package contents" to show the .app internals.


Lindsay(Posted 2014) [#3]
Oh, so that's what those do! Thanks Danilo, working here now too :)