xcode image loading error

[Prummi]

Hello,

I bought a book (SFML game development) and I can't get trough the first chapter. I need to load an image and a font but both of them won't load. The errors;

Failed to load image "Media/Textures/Eagle.png". Reason: Unable to open file
Failed to load font "Media/Sansation.ttf" (failed to create the font face)

I work in xCode. I don't know if this could be the problem but this is how I worked;
- I made a folder in finder called Media, in which I put the Textures map and put it all in (without involving xcode).

I made sure that hide file extension is checked off. I tried to put the Media folder in the folder in which the *projectName*.xcodeproj is, and in the folder where the files are but both ways didn't work.

Could anyone help me out please?

[Pinco]

Try using the whole path, I'm not really familiar with xCode but I'll try to help.

Also try posting minimal code so that we can get an idea of what you are doing wrong.

[Prummi]

the code:

if (!mTexture.loadFromFile("Media/Textures/Eagle.png"))
mFont.loadFromFile("Media/Sansation.ttf");

folder structure:
*project name* contains [ExternalLibraries], [Media], [*project name], [.xcodeproj file]
media contains Sansation.ttf and [Textures]
Textures folder contains Eagle.png

I tried the whole path, which is:
if (!mTexture.loadFromFile("/Users/Prummi/Desktop/dev/C++/SFML/SFML Game Development Book/Media/Textures"))
but this didn't work. It gave me the same error (unable to open file)

[Pinco]

I tried the whole path, which is:
if (!mTexture.loadFromFile("/Users/Prummi/Desktop/dev/C++/SFML/SFML Game Development Book/Media/Textures"))
but this didn't work. It gave me the same error (unable to open file)

You didn't put the file name though, try: "/Users/Prummi/Desktop/dev/C++/SFML/SFML Game Development Book/Media/Textures/Eagle.png"

[Prummi]

Ohh wow that's a pretty silly mistake, but thanks a lot! It finally works now. Is there any reason why I need to use the whole path? As the book I'm reading doesn't say or notice this. And is there a way around this?

[Hiura]

Have a look at the official tutorial for macOS and Xcode, we provide specific tools for that OS to deal with resources.