Windows Store App Builder now available!

App Builder for Windows Store applications is now available! All DPS Professional and Enterprise customers can build Windows viewers by visiting http://appbuilder.digitalpublishing.acrobat.com/.
Submitting apps to the Windows Store is somewhat different than what you may be used to on iOS and Android so Bob's put together a handy set of help topics to guide you through the process:
Publishing Guide for Windows Store
App Builder for Windows Help
Enjoy!
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beautifully with keyboard and mouse.
For a sample of it, download Adobe’s Inspire Magazine app from the Windows
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How can we get a url for a "Meet Now" conference call from within the Windows Store App?

Hi,
Is it possible to get the url for the current meeting / new "Meet Now" call from within the Windows Store app?
You have the option of inviting your current Lync contacts, but I don't see a way of giving a URL to clients that would launch Lync on their device, or take them to the web app.
I can see how to get the link using the Outlook plugin, for pre-scheduled meetings. Is this link always the same and the one that should be used for an impromptu "Meet Now" meeting? It would still be good to know how to get this URL from within
the store app so I can tell clients where to get it.
Some people may be on Windows RT devices and not have access to the plugin in Outlook, and want to start a meeting at short notice and then invite others via email or pasting a link to them elsewhere.
Any help appreciated.
If I have answered your question, please mark it as the correct answer. If I have provided helpful information, please mark it as so.

Hi,
Agree with Holger, I check on my Lync Windows Store app and can't find the meeting URL as well.
Best Regards,
Eason Huang
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How to use offline map for windows store app using c# and xaml

Hi friends,
I want to integrate offline map in my windows store app but I am not able to achieve that.
Below is my requirement:
When a user wants to go somewhere where she/he doesn't want to use wi-fi or mobile data but wants to use map to assist her/him to roam around. For this I want to give an option to download the map for that region/area before leaving for that place and there
she/he can use map even in offline.
Is it possible that I can achieve this using Bing maps?
If yes then tell me the processes to follow.
If no then can I achieve this using "Here" or by using any other API or by tweaking any way?
Note: I am showing maps in case of online and user can search for directions or any places in that. I am using Bing maps for that.
Thanks,
S.Sandeep

Hi Sandeepmsandy,
There is no available code sample for this scenario. You may write your own.
Step 1: Get pdf URL from sqlite database. Please refer to the following MSDN blog and see a code sample.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robertgreen/archive/2012/11/13/using-sqlite-in-windows-store-apps.aspx. Note, you need to retarget the project to 8.1 and then get two sqlite packages from NuGet before building this sample.
Step 2: Use some special classes to get file from serer.
HttpWebRequest can help download small pdf files. For more information to see
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsapps/en-US/de96a61c-e089-4595-8349-612be5d23ee6/download-file-with-httpwebrequest?forum=winappswithcsharp. It’s easy for use, but if you want to download the larger or many files, it’s recommend to use
BackgroundTransfer namespace. The classes in this namespace provide a power way to transfer files in the background. See a code sample from MSND.
https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Background-Transfer-Sample-d7833f61.
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Why am I getting the message "Your app isn't identified as a universal app in the Store." when I have already associated my Windows Phone app to my Windows Store app?

I associated two Windows Phone apps to their respective Windows Store apps yet one of them is giving me this message on the pricing tab...
"Your app isn’t identified as a universal app in the Store. Publish a Windows app with the same name, and you’ll enable the universal app icon, with all the associated benefits. If you’ve already published a related Windows app, this icon may not
be appearing because of restrictions you’ve set on your app.
Learn more about these restrictions."
I have checked under "Learn more" and I am meeting all the requirements for the icon to show. Please help as I really think having this icon on the Phone store will help downloads and I want my users to know there is a Windows partner app.
RBL3

I downloaded the new OS X Yosemite.
Not sure what you mean by new, since Yosemite was released about 9 months ago.
When i try to open it i get this message, The version of iPhoto installed on this Mac is not compatible with OS X Yosemite.
iPhoto version 9.6.1 is the latest version of iPhoto that is compatible with Yosemite. If you're just now updating to Yosemite from an older version of OS X, then you may have missed your window of opportunity to upgrade iPhoto to the latest version.
So i go to the Mac App Store i get this message, "The item you've requested is not currently available in the U.S. store."
With the release of the 3rd Yosemite update,10.10.3, which includes Photos, iPhoto is no longer available for purchase.
I would recommend that you use Photos.

Run Multiple Instances of Windows Store App

We have a desktop app which we are considering porting to Windows Store. Our app allows the user to generate orders. If the user wishes to generate several orders simultaneously, they open several instances of our app.
Is it possible to run multiple instances of a Windows Store app on Windows 10?

Hi,
Another thread in MSDN forum already answered this question:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/windowsapps/en-us/19b5bd94-d772-46b0-b5af-a1be475b0e16/multiple-instance-in-metro-app
The app is still single instance, but it can now open multiple windows by calling
CoreApplication.CreateNewView. This is demonstrated in the
Multiple Views Sample
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

How to use local .sdf database in a windows store apps

Hi,
I am new in windows store app development. I have been working in WPF application development for long time. Now I want develop windows store apps. I am studying on it. I got a problem. I what to store data from windows store app in .sdf database file. I
confused is .sdf database is compatible with windows store apps.
I want Deploy the apps in windows apps store. Is .sdf database support in client machine while he download it and run his own machine.
Please Suggest me about it with sample reference. It will be very helpful for me.
bye
With Regards
Sadequzzaman Monoj
Bangladesh

SDF files are used by Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition. SQL CE is not supported for Windows Store Apps/Universal Apps. Only WP Silverlight Apps can use SQL CE. You will have to switch to a different database format.
As far as I know the only DB currently supported for local deployment with Windows Store Apps is SQLite.
This article gives an introduction on how to get started with SQLite in Universal Apps:
http://blog.tpcware.com/2014/04/universal-app-with-sqlite-part-1/

How to use .sdf database in a windows store apps

Hi,
I am new in windows store app development. I have been working in WPF application development for long time. Now I want develop windows store apps. I am studying on it. I got a problem. I what to store data from windows store app in .sdf database file. I
confused is .sdf database is compatible with windows store apps.
I want Deploy the apps in windows apps store. Is .sdf database support in client machine while he download it and run his own machine.
Please Suggest me about it with sample reference. It will be very helpful for me.
bye
With Regards
Sadequzzaman Monoj
Bangladesh

SDF files are used by Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition. SQL CE is not supported for Windows Store Apps/Universal Apps. Only WP Silverlight Apps can use SQL CE. You will have to switch to a different database format.
As far as I know the only DB currently supported for local deployment with Windows Store Apps is SQLite.
This article gives an introduction on how to get started with SQLite in Universal Apps:
http://blog.tpcware.com/2014/04/universal-app-with-sqlite-part-1/

How to distribute my windows phone 8 app and windows store app without publishing in the store

How to distribute my windows phone 8 app and windows store app without publishing in the store
any business license or enterprise license needed..
I am a windows developer talking behalf of my company i.e wipro
I have a question about the enterprise license and we are building an app for the limited users i.e our company employees and users and we do not want to publish in the store
How to release the app?
what are licenses etc needed?

Hi,
for developers distributing apps without Publishing in the Store, the sideloding Enterprise key license through volume licensing is required.
Starting May 1, 2014, customers who want to enable sideloading will be able to purchase an Enterprise Sideloading key for $100 through the Open License program.
An unlimited number of devices can be enabled for sideloading using this key.
thanks
diramoh

How to display the PPT, PDF, XL, DOC files with in the Windows store app?

Hi,
I would like to display the PPT, PDF, XL, DOC files with in the Windows store app? is there any controls provided by Microsoft to view these files with in the app?
Or
Any workaround to achieve the desired functionality?
Kindly provide your inputs if any one has.
Regards
Prasad

Hi Prasad,
As I know currently there is no in-build functionality to display the PPT, XLS or DOC file directly on the Windows Store App, but you can always open these files by
Launcher class
However a good news is we can display PDF on Windows Store App by
Windows.Data.Pdf class, see this for more information:
https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/PDF-viewer-showcase-sample-39ced1e8/
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[Forum FAQ] Go to Start Screen/Desktop when closing Windows Store App

After install Windows 8.1 Update 1, you will notice these things set by default even on touchscreen laptops and desktops:
Windows 8.1 now boots directly to the desktop.
Closing Windows Store Apps and go to desktop instead of Start Screen.
Besides option “When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start” since Windows 8, another new option in Taskbar Properties “Show Windows Store app on taskbar” is used to control closing app behavior.
Features of "Show Windows Store app on taskbar"
When the setting is checked, all of the Windows Store apps that are currently running will display on taskbar. You can easily switch between Windows Store apps and your desktop and its applications through the taskbar. For mouse users,
you can also access the taskbar within a Windows Store app. Just move the mouse cursor to the button of the screen, the taskbar pops up.
When the setting is unchecked,
Windows Store apps have no minimize button, only Close button
Windows Store apps that are open are not visible on Taskbar
Windows Store apps can still be pinned to the taskbar
How do these two options work for closing app behavior?
Modern app and Taskbar setting
OFF
ON
Boot to desktop setting
OFF
Close goes to Start
Close reveals the app that was previously used, and eventually dead ends at the Desktop
ON
Close goes to desktop
Close reveals the app that was previously used, and eventually dead ends at the Desktop
Know why “When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start” does not work when “Show Windows Store app on taskbar” is checked on
As MironV mentioned in the
thread, Windows 8.1 Update is designed to introduce a number of changes for mouse and keyboard users that would help them use and switch between Windows Store apps alongside their familiar desktop applications. A lot of these changes only made sense when
combined together, so they are toggled by one setting, which is “Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar.” This is usually enabled together with the first setting as a complimentary set of improvements for desktop users. When the setting is enabled, Windows
Store apps are intended to feel more like regular maximized applications living on the desktop, though they are full screen only. For example, when you launch apps from Start, they appear on the taskbar until they are closed. You can also minimize them or
switch between them by invoking the taskbar.
Please understand that unchecking the “When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start" setting has no effect on close and minimize behavior when the “Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar” setting is checked, since
they are controlling two independent things. If you tend to use only one Windows Store app at a given time, it may seem like we’re not respecting the setting by going to the desktop.
Please click to vote if the post helps you. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

I don't know if I'm the only one, but on my desktop (using mouse and keyboard only) I like to have my Start screen as my main screen. To ensure this I made sure to uncheck the "When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop" box and
check the "Show Start on the display I'm using when I press the Windows Logo key" box. I also really like having the task bar appear at the bottom even when I'm using a modern app. Based on the settings I've chosen (i.e., boxes I've checked or not checked),
I would expect to be taken back to the start screen and not the desktop whenever I close an app. From what I've read from your response and from others in this thread, in order to accomplish this function (i.e., closing an app and going directly to the
start screen) I need to uncheck the "Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar" setting. By doing this I get the functionality I was looking for when the apps are closed and I get sent to the start screen. However, I am now not able to see the taskbar
when I'm in a modern app or when I'm on the start screen. This seems counterintuitive/confusing as many have mentioned. Not to mention it creates an additional step for users to get back to the Start screen.
All I want to do is (1) use my start screen as my main screen, (2) see the taskbar when running whatever app I'm using (e.g., modern), and (3) go back to my start screen (and not the desktop) when I close an app. It would only make sense that I should
get these results if I leave the "Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar" box checked and the "When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start" box unchecked; but unfortunately this is NOT the case. I really hope that
an update fixing this is coming sooner rather than later because this is really annoying.

Code signing Windows Store Apps

I can't get a very clear answer on the code signing requirement for deploying Windows Store Apps to the app store, even after searching the Internet for a couple of days. Specifically, my question is: are you required (not just recommended) to have a third
party Code Signing Certificate to publish to the Windows App Store?
I am not distributing the app to internal customers, but rather to external customers via the app store. If I'm missing this requirement documented in the documentation available on this site, can you point me to it?
Michael

All methods of deployment (Windows Store, PowerShell or System Center Configuration Manager) require the application to be signed using a certificate. The Windows Store channel requires a signing certificate
from a publicly trusted CA because, well, the testers in the approval process won't have access to your internal PKI.
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Printing in Windows Store Apps

So,
I am changing this post because my problem is far more complicated (annoying) than originally expected. If I were creating a WinForms app I would have access to System.Drawing and the Win32 API, but as I am currently trying to create this as a Windows
Store app, it renders those possibilities moot.
The idea is to print a small 1x1 inch to a specific printer. Now, in the Runtime intrerop functionality I could search for the printer driver and just assign that value to the PrintDocument. Using a graphics I could just draw the in memory bitmap
to the document and send it away.
However, in this hyper security limited context of the metro interface "store app" I have found so far only Windows.Graphics.Printing and WIndows.UI.Xaml.Printing namespaces. Though they seem to allow for sending data to
a printer thus far I have not found any indication I determine
which printer.
The whole idea is a closed box system, so no extraneous dialogs or user interactions. They pick the image, set the quanity, and the golden hamster wheel spits out a printed label.
Now, I can do this very simply in a WinForms application, which I will be working on concurrently so I have a final product to deliver, but for myself (and the client) we would prefer a windows 8 metro style app to do this. (now if store apps just
access the entirety of .Net that would so much simpler, but wishes and horses).
So could anyone provide me a map for more advanced control of the Printing process from a Windows Store App that I might figure out how to send the print document to the printer I want?
Thanks
Jaeden "Sifo Dyas" al'Raec Ruiner

Excellent, thanks for the quick reply.
For clarification, you mentioned a few terms that i would like to clarify:
1. windows runtime component / desktop printing API
this sound like an actual windows 8 desktop application. Like what you'd run on windows 7 and windows 8 desktop. (Full .net 3.5/4/4.5 not the "Windows Store App"). Basically a Windows Forms application / class library / win service
maybe?
2. brokered
this term sounds like there is a way to communicate from a Windows Metro/Store (XAML) App to a windows desktop component (a process maybe?). If so, how does one do that. If I create a WinForms application and create a class library for it.
That class library can be used by any .net application that references it but in the Windows Store App project I can't reference a standard class library, but your use of the term "brokered" suggests there is a way to do this. Where would I
find how to do that?
3. desktop
Finally, by the mention of the term "desktop" red flags go up. I personally will never use Windows RT because it lacks the desktop. However, by the suggestions you've made here the only way to get my goal seems to be in using Windows
Desktop features. If I were to create the XAML App and the "brokered component" to thus have access to "desktop printing", is that something that will even work on a Windows RT machine?
Thanks so much,
J"SD"a'RR
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Calendar Control for Windows store apps

Im searching for a calendar control for windows store apps
something like this, that when i select a day i get to see information about that day , like meetings and such
is there anything of sorts ? , free if possible.

Hi Thought2,
Sorry, as far as I know currently there is no in-build calendar control, but there are quite lot of third party calendar control developed by communities also companies, try to search with key words: "windows store app calendar control", you would
be able to find some.
Hope this helps.
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Invoking desktop app from Windows store App

Hi,
I have a Windows form desktop application developed using c#. I want to make use of the live tile feature available in WinRT apps (especially for Windows 10). The data in the live tile is to be fetched using WMI queries (Win32_LogicalDisk).
How do I accomplish this? I don't want to rewrite the entire app. Live tiles should update on the background and on clicking the tile, my desktop app exe needs to be invoked. Is it possible to fetch WMI data and invoke exe from Windows Store apps?
I tried using Brokered Windows Runtime components as given in http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dmx/archive/2014/04/30/how-to-trigger-a-desktop-process-from-windows-store-apps-the-easy-way-using-the-brand-new-visual-studio-templates.aspx . But could not get it to
work as I get a 'TypeLoadException'.
Thanks in advance.

First, we'll assume that you're writing an LOB app, not an app intended for Store distribution, as you are trying to use a brokered component.
The use of a brokered component is the correct thing for you to do in this case, as neither WMI nor Process.Start are available to regular Windows Store apps. It's just a matter of proper creation of the brokered windows component for you to get going.
My buddy Prashant wrote a cheatsheet for Brokered Components. I know it works as I've followed it myself:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/wsdevsol/archive/2014/04/14/cheat-sheet-for-using-brokered-windows-runtime-components-for-side-loaded-windows-store-apps.aspx
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