macOS File Handling in Cocoa

[naveen.rv]

I am working on an application which stores data in a flat file, but the data in delicate, though i can encode it, i want these files NOT to be deleted by any other user, than the one created it, is this possible in cocoa programming in Objective-C.


Thank you.

 

[gnasher729]

I am working on an application which stores data in a flat file, but the data in delicate, though i can encode it, i want these files NOT to be deleted by any other user, than the one created it, is this possible in cocoa programming in Objective-C.

Check the Cocoa documentation for handling files; if you don't find anything, check out what Posix says. In the end, the administrator of the computer can delete any file.

 

[naveen.rv]

Hey got it thanks

1. Use NSFileManager

2. Set the Attribute mask in the method

- (BOOL)changeFileAttributesNSDictionary *)attributes atPathNSString *)path;