Creating text files

Question

I am trying to make a Mac app. To create txt files

-(IBAction)create:(id)sender {
    system("/Users/pedrocosta/Desktop/");
    system ("touch Mytxtfile.txt");

but how can I link these two expressions?

system("/Users/pedrocosta/Desktop/");
system ("touch Mytxtfile.txt");

Because when I try the app the computer only do:

system("/Users/pedrocosta/Desktop/");

please ask a real question – user2277872 May 31 '14 at 11:09 — user2277872, May 31 '14 at 11:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 31 '14 at 11:15

If you're trying to create a file, you should use the Cocoa API:

[[NSFileManager defaultManager] createFileAtPath:@"/Users/pedrocosta/Desktop/Mytxtfile.txt" contents:nil attributes:nil];

If for some reason you want to use the system function, then why don't you try:

system("/usr/bin/touch /Users/pedrocosta/Desktop/Mytxtfile.txt");

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