How to access files in a plugin's subfolder using FileIO?

• Jun 26, 2023 - 20:14

The only way I've been able to do it is by settings source to the full file path, including C:/Users/xxxx. There has to be an easier way? I've tried subfolder/file, /subfolder/file, ./subfolder/file, and filePath + /subfolder/file all to no avail

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• Jun 26, 2023 - 20:37

I use filePath like this:

function showDocu()
{
filo.source = filePath + "/TabRing.html";
tout = filo.read();
if (tout == "") tout = "Documentation file not found.";
popInfo.text = tout;
tout = "";
infoWin.visible = true;
}

with: FileIO { id: filo }

I haven't set its value anywhere in the plugin but it points to the plugin's root folder.

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• Jun 26, 2023 - 20:44

Not sure what you mean.
My definition is after plugin global properties:

// Score Map

property var mIX : [] // Map index
property var mMez : []
property var mTick : []
property var mStr : []
property var mFret : []
property var mFace : [] // Face value length
property var mMIDI : [] // MIDI note value for 2nds detection
property var mTup : [] // Tuplet factor or 0:Not a tuplet
property var mTie : [] // 0:No tie, 1:Tie forward, -1:Tie back
property var mVox : [] // Voice 0-3 within each Part
property var mPlay : [] // Play flag: =Play, =Silent
property var mOnT : [] // Ontime‰
property var mLen : [] // Length‰
property var mOnTk : [] // Ontime in ticks
property var mLnTk : [] // Length in ticks
property var mDoll : [] // $ string codes
property var mArt : [] // Articulations

// File Handle

FileIO { id: filo }

onRun:
{
checkTAB();
}

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• Jul 9, 2023 - 23:41

I don't know if you still need a solution, but this is how I do:

readonly property var librarypath: { {
        var f = Qt.resolvedUrl("somefile.json");
        f = f.slice(8); // remove the "file:" added by Qt.resolveUrl and not understood by the FileIO API
        return f;
    }
}

FileIO {
    id: libraryFile
    source: librarypath
    onError: {
        console.log(msg);
    }
}

This will look for a file somefile.json in the plugin's folder.

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