I try to include style images of my app into a q-resource file. When I include the file directly in the code, it work, but when i try to use QResource, it fail (do not load the file).
I have the resource file in the main directory:
AppFolder
|- main.cpp
|- darkstyle.qrc
|- darkstyle
|- WindowTitleBar.png
The following example print: failed1 failed2
#include <QApplication>
#include <QResource>
#include <Qfile>
#include <QDebug>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QApplication a(argc, argv);
bool ok= QResource::registerResource("darkstyle.qrc");
if (!ok) qDebug()<<"failed1";
QFile file(":/darkstyle/WindowTitleBar.png");
//QFile file("../AppFolder/darkstyle/WindowTitleBar.png"); //that work
if(!file.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text)) qDebug()<<"failed2";
else file.close();
//return a.exec();
return 0;
}
Note: Qt creator by default create binaries (.exe) in a top folder: ../build-AppFolder_Qt_5_4_1_MSVC2013_64bit-Debug/debug/AppFolder.exe The execution root path seem to be: ../build-AppFolder_Qt_5_4_1_MSVC2013_64bit-Debug
I tried most of possible combinations with execution paths.
Note2: Some examples use a .rcc file format, I have none of these, but that could be a clue.
Summary: How to access a QResource file from inside a QT app?
EDIT 1: Content of qrc file:
<RCC>
<qresource prefix="/">
<file>darkstyle/WindowTitleBar.png</file>
<file>darkstyle/WindowTitleButton.png</file>
<file>darkstyle/WindowTitleButton1.png</file>
<file>darkstyle/WindowTitleButton2.png</file>
<file>darkstyle/WindowTitleButton3.png</file>
</qresource>
</RCC>