iPhone/iPad: Transfer Files To/From Device?

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Does Apple offer an API or Kit so that I can start my program on the Desktop and transfer files to/from the device (using the desktop program)? The device will have a similar program/sandbox available. I'm trying to avoid requiring the user to run iTunes, DiskAid, or similar program.

I found an earlier answer [1], but it stated to use cocoahttdserver. Shooting from the hip, a http server feels 'wrong' (in the Windows world, I have the Ce Rapi gear [2] to do the same).

Note that I only need to transfer to a single sandbox on the device - not an arbitrary sandbox. If needed, I have both Mac and iPhone developer accounts (for signing, sharing,开发者_开发百科 and other sandbox nicities).

Jeff

[1] iPhone : Transfer of files from Mac/Pc to app

[2] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms860198.aspx

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Sorry, but your options are wireless network transfer or iTunes. Of the wireless network transfers systems, if you need to be able to transfer over the local network HTTP+Bonjour is the best route.

Advertise your service on your desktop computer using a custom service type and use searchForServicesOfType:inDomain: on iOS to match only those services.