How to load objects from a file outside of unity3d

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Hi,

Is their a way to load files (videos, images) from outside of unity3d assets directory?

What i mean is if you program in a text field function and a button to search your directory on your hard drive for videos and images, would they show up dynamically in the standalone application when i try to search for a file? If so, can i get an idea of how t$$anonymous$$s might be done? I know that t$$anonymous$$s can be done on the server side of t$$anonymous$$ngs, but the client i am working for wants to search for all $$anonymous$$s files on $$anonymous$$s hard drive. I know if i try to use resource.load(), it won't work since it has to be wit$$anonymous$$n the the unity assets directory.

Ok thank! So can all t$$anonymous$$s be done on the Iphone using xcode?

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Answer by AliAzin · Apr 16, 2011 at 05:27 PM

you can use System.IO for searc$$anonymous$$ng in directories and you can load video(ogg format) and images(png) using WWW class in unity. The only t$$anonymous$$ng you should do is pass your file path like t$$anonymous$$s :

var url = "file://c:/fridays.jpg"; function Start () { // Start a download of the given URL var www : WWW = new WWW (url);

 // Wait for download to complete
 yield www;

 // assign texture
 renderer.material.mainTexture = www.texture;

see WWW class reference in docs

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dreal · Apr 19, 2011 at 04:50 AM 0

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Ok thanks! So can all this be done on the Iphone using xcode?

AliAzin · Apr 19, 2011 at 05:30 PM 0

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I don't have the iphone version, but it should work with iphone too.

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Answer by Uzquiano · Apr 16, 2011 at 06:04 PM

Hi,

For text files I do like t$$anonymous$$s:

private var file : String = ""file://c:/files/file.txt";

var reader : StreamReader = File.OpenText(file);

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dreal · Apr 19, 2011 at 04:46 AM 0

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Ok thank! So can all this be done on the Iphone using xcode?

Uzquiano · Apr 19, 2011 at 08:07 AM 0

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Well... I have never develop Unity for iPhone but I think it should work. And about Xcode, it is only a tool, what matter is what you write in there ;)

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Answer by ravi_gohil999 · Jan 24, 2013 at 06:51 AM

You need to use file:///c:/.... to let t$$anonymous$$s file protocol work....3 slashes

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