Hi, I am trying to upload Files to Kinvey that are globally readable.  Here is the code I use:

let fileStore = FileStore.getInstance()
            let file = File()
            file.publicAccessible = true
            file.acl?.globalRead.value = true
            fileStore.upload(file, data: imageData) { file, error in
                if let file = file, let fileId = file.fileId {
                    //success
                } else {
                    print("help")
                }
            }

I am using the Kinvey iOS SDK 3.3.8.

My file uploads correctly, but when I look in the data browser, the value for "_acl" is always only { creator : "creator_value_id" }.  If I manually change the "_acl" in the data browser to include "gr:true", then my file becomes globally readable like I want it to be.

Is there any way for me to set the globalRead value in code, so that the file will be globally readable when it is saved in the DB?

Thanks

Hello Nick,

We believe that if you tweak your code as follows, this should work as intended.

Instead of doing the code in the following block...

file.acl?.globalRead.value = true

...you should code it as follows.

let acl = Acl()
acl.globalRead.value = true
file.acl = acl

file.acl = Acl()
file.acl?.globalRead.value = true

Please one of these alternatives a try and let us know if it moves you past this problem.

Regards,

Billy Gee

That worked, thanks!

Hello Nick,

We're glad to hear it and thanks for confirming.

Regards,

Billy Gee