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Xcode error "cannot set a default platform"

I dont know if this fits stackoverflow.com, but I cant even open Xcode. It just gives me this error "The MAC OS X platform is missing - cannot set default platform." I have just installed Xcode. I dont get the error message, and I have never seen it before. Cant find anything on google. Is there anyone who can give me a hint in form of...

symbol not found when using ScriptingBridge.framework (Mac OS X)

I have included the ScriptingBridge.framework in the target, and it currently shows under Link Binary with Libraries. I generated a header using: sdef "/Applications/Address Book.app" | sdp -fh --basename AddressBook The header was generated ok. However, at compile time, I get the following error: Undefined symbols: ".objc_class_n...

Uninstalling partially installed XCode + iPhone SDK

I tried to install XCode + the iPhone SDK on my mac, but the installer ran out of space during install and I'm left with something to the effect of 30 MB free on my hard disk. How do i remove it? ...

Is Macro Better Than UIColor for Setting RGB Color?

I have this macro in my header file: #define UIColorFromRGB(rgbValue) \ [UIColor colorWithRed:((float)((rgbValue So I want to ask everyone is this better or should I use this approach: cell.textColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:66/255.0 green:33/255.0 blue:33/255....

objective-c if statement

So this is probably really simple but for some reason I can't figure it out. When I run the below code I can't get it to go into the if statement even though when I go into the debugger console in xcode and I execute po [resultObject valueForKey:@"type"] it returns 0. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your help! NSManagedObject *resu...

Debugging a Cocoa droplet application in Xcode

When debugging in Xcode, how do I simulate a user starting my Cocoa droplet application by dropping one or more files onto it's application icon? The app just opens, processes the files while displaying it's progress and then closes again. Passing arguments (via the "Arguments" tab of the entry under "Executables") should allow this, b...

Header Search Paths in XCode - Is it possible to set a macro or variables so they're relative to the SDK version?

Update: It appears that a recent XCode update may have changed this macro, please see this Question & Answer for more information: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2292694/obtaining-older-sdkroot-behavior-in-xcode Situation: I'm using libxml2 on an iPhone project and I've added it as relative to the SDK version. However, in order to...

Why does iPhone execute both of these if statements in a view controller .m file?

When the IBAction login is invoked it supposed to use a response from SOAP Web Services of either true or false, false meaning the user is not authorized to use the app. I have it using these if statements after it gets the response, but for some reason it runs both true and false ifs. { [soapResults appendString: string]; NSLog(soa...

passing command line arguments (NSArgumentDomain) to program under Xcode

I'd like to be able to pass command line arguments to programs that are run/debugged under Xcode. I want to do this so that I can command-line enable debug modes using Cocoa's NSUserDefaults and NSArgumentDomain. How to do that? Thanks! ...

Why doesn't the rest of my iPhone app load?

After a login screen which sends the username/password to a webservice and gets back a response of either true(which is supposed to start the rest of the app) or false(incorrect username/password or unauthorized). The app gives the alert view that you are authenticated but it doesnt load the rest of the view? if ([soapResults isEqualToS...

How can I most effectively use Emacs as an editor alongside XCode?

There are a few tutorials online (For example) having to do with configuring emacs to work with XCode, but they all seem to be for old versions, and I haven't found one that ties neatly to XCode 3.x + Emacs 23.1 in a way that I can unpack. So, I'm running XCode 3.1.2 and the Mac Cocoa application build of Emacs 23.1. I have a passing f...

Playing .wav data of any format in Mac C++ program, similar to win32 PlaySound

Hi Everyone! I have .wav files that have been stored in a central database. I need to play them in Mac C++ code. The .wav files have lots of different formats - some of them are quite old - for example 4bit. I got code using AudioHardware interfaces to work for the main formats. But, these work only if the sample rate in the .wav...

Iphone - release view and no more free memory

-(id)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated { report_memory_str(@"BEFORE RELEASE viewWillDisappear"); self.view = nil; report_memory_str(@"AFTER RELEASE viewWillDisappear"); } When my view Disappear, i try to release current view before push to another controller, i don't get more free memory, why ? How to get more free memory ? 2009-08-10...

How do i use cocos2d with Xcode?

Hi, I downloaded the lastest version of cocos2d but I am confused as to how to use it with my current project. Can anyone show me how to use it with xcode. I'm looking to design a 2D maze. Do i have to import something ? Any sort of help would be appreciated. ...

NSTextView won't respond to setString

I'm new to Cocoa, and I've been having a problem that is absolutely maddening. I'm trying to write a simple NSString to an NSTextView, and for some reason it just won't respond. No compiler warnings, no runtime errors, just a blank textview. I'm able to use other methods of NSTextView like selectAll, delete, setSelectedRanges, etc. ...

How to draw a human character using Cocos2d?

Hi, I'm new to Cocos2d and was wondering if anyone can show me how to create a human character or any type of character using Cocos2d for my iphone app. Also show me how to get started with a maze would be helpful. THanks ...

How do you change "Item 1" to something else on a property list?

For my App I have a property list and I can't figure out how to make it change from "Item 1" or "Item 2" to anything else.. Any thoughts? ...

Failed to launch simulated application: Unknown error.

OS X 10.5.7 (genuine Mac) Xcode 3.1.3 iPhone SDK 3.0 When I try to execute my iPhone application in simulator, I get the dreaded error message: Failed to launch simulated application: Unknown error. My application has two targets, but this error occurs on both of them. When error occurs, the simulatoed OS hangs it displays blac...

UIViewController manual instantiation within application delegate

I'm just starting iPhone development (coming fron a .Net world) and have been going through many "Hello World" applications to get the hang of this new development platform. One area I have been confused with is the instantiation of a view controller. On an Apple "Hello World" tutorial, they start by creating a Window Based App, which by...

xcode Java debugging

Hi, I am developing an application in cocoa.I need to debug some JAVA files in xcode.I tried by setting a normal breakpint,but the debugger is not hitting the breakpoint in java files.Is there any settings i need to change?..Looking for a solution... ...