Open Windows Store with specific app using WinAPI (C++) - windows-store-apps

The Microsoft page says I need to use ms-windows-store URI scheme. Tried this:
std::wstring urlStore = L"ms-windows-store://pdp/?PFN=Microsoft.Office.OneNote_8wekyb3d8bbwe";
::ShellExecute(GetActiveWindow(), L"open", urlStore.c_str(), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
Result: opens the store app on its last page, not on the OneNote page.

Ok, solved it (using API monitor on another app that is able to do that).
std::wstring urlStore = StringHelpers::format(L"ms-windows-store:PDP?PFN=%s", m_strPackageFamilyName);
::ShellExecute(GetActiveWindow(), L"open", urlStore.c_str(), L"", L"", SW_SHOWNORMAL);

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Why does the redirect Uri need to be a non-existent site?

I was having a problem running the Windows version of a universal app. I am trying to connect the app to facebook using OAuth. On the Windows Phone side I can set my redirect Uri to something custom like http://facebook.com and it works fine - the result comes back with the correct values. But when I try to use this in Windows Store side, it does not work. Basically the result doesn't come back with the access token or anything else, and it looks like it returns the original start Uri instead. furthermore it does not actually go to the sign in page, it skips over that part.
This Uri does not work in Windows Store (but it works in Windows Phone)
.
Uri endUri = new Uri("http://facebook.com", UriKind.Absolute);
This Uri works in Windows Store
var redirectUri = WebAuthenticationBroker.GetCurrentApplicationCallbackUri().ToString();
Uri endUri = new Uri(redirectUri, UriKind.Absolute);
This is the code that is consuming the Uri.
#if WINDOWS_PHONE_APP
WebAuthenticationBroker.AuthenticateAndContinue(startUri, endUri, null, WebAuthenticationOptions.None);
#endif
#if WINDOWS_APP
WebAuthenticationResult result = await WebAuthenticationBroker.AuthenticateAsync(WebAuthenticationOptions.None, startUri, endUri);
await ParseAuthenticationResult(result);
#endif
Does anyone know why this is?

Windows Phone Custom URI

in my windows phone 8 application i am using custom uri association to launch another application through my phone.
i.e
await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri("sixtag:"));
but my app is not able to get certified for store because of this. the testing team tells that you app terminates unexpectedly while executing this.
now, i don't know how to deal with this.
is there any way to throw exception if the app which i am launching is not installed on phone ?
or i should try something else so my task gets accomplished and app gets certified for store as well.
You do not need to wrap your launch in try/catch or check for success as described in the other answers. As soon as you call LaunchUriAsync, the platform takes over and will automatically handle the possibility of no app being installed by asking the user if she wishes to search in the store.
A couple of things to double-check:
1) Ensure that you can successfully back into your app following the navigation to sixtag.
2) Ensure that your call to LaunchUriAsync is the direct result of a user action (eg. tapping a button)
try
{
await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri("sixtag:"));
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("please install Sixtag from the app store","AppMissing", MessageBoxButton.OK);
}
you can perhaps display another button and on clicking directly navigate to the app store. See if this solves your problem. Do vote it up if it does :)
You are needed to handle that as shown here . Also Read out Remarks given there.

Windows Phone 8 ShellTile TargetUri

One Quick Question:
I want to navigate to settings(cellular..) from an secondary livetitle.
The Problem is the targetUrl for the Shelltitle(selectedShortcutsMenuControl.TargetUrl) in my app looks like this: "cellular",
and thats not an valid Uri format.
Exception : "An exception of type 'System.UriFormatException' occurred
in System.ni.dll but was not handled in user code"
StandardTileData data = new StandardTileData();
data.Title = selectedShortcutsMenuControl.Title;
data.BackgroundImage = myUri;
ShellTile.Create(new Uri(selectedShortcutsMenuControl.TargetUrl,UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute), data);
Is there a way to fix this or is there a way, to directly navigate to cellular Settings form the livetitle?
<ctl:MenuData x:Key="ShortcutsMenuControlData">
<ctl:MenuItemData Title="Cellular" TargetUrl="wifi" Image="/Images/Item-fc0d2405-5b0f-4f3d-ba3e-5b93fbfe2c44.png"/>
<ctl:MenuItemData Title="WiFi" TargetUrl="cellular" Image="/Images/Item-c9f6c2c7-44e1-4079-ad90-e31b8a59333e.png"/>
<ctl:MenuItemData Title="Airplain Mode" TargetUrl="plaine" Image="/Images/Item-10845593-26f7-485a-bef7-cf9b9b0cf9fe.png"/>
<ctl:MenuItemData Title="Bluetooth" TargetUrl="bluetooth" Image="/Images/Item-294e2b67-5534-43b3-ae4e-aecf180c9274.png"/>
</ctl:MenuData>
So inorder to navigate to the native phone settings you need to use the built in URI schemes.
They can be found on MSDN here
Specifically for the ones you are asking for the codes are
ms-settings-airplanemode: Launches the Airplane Mode Settings app.
ms-settings-cellular: Launches the Cellular Settings app.
ms-settings-bluetooth: Launches the Bluetooth Settings app.
ms-settings-wifi: Launches the Wi-Fi Settings app.
replace your target url's with these and it should work

Web browser control with single sign on to reporting services

My goal is to perform Single sign on functionality from my WPF application which has a embedded browser . Single sign on needs to be implemented for this so that the user should not be asked to enter this credentials again to check the reports from the wpf browser. I need to create a local environment for testing this functionality from my side since I am developing for a product i.e a sql report which has forms authentication and logging to the report from my application. I have browsed almost everything on the net regarding this implementation and the sample provided by microsoft for forms authentication is not working. I also find certain condition that the sample will not work in Itanium based processors etc.. and I am working on ssrs 2012. Sign on with capturing the DOM of reporting site and peforming the login wouldn't be a good idea since this is for a product and reporting login will not be same. I am thinking of implementing with Httpwebrequest and Response, but still not clear on implementing. Some one please provide me crisp and working solution for my implementation. Thanks in advance.
Some one please provide me crisp and working solution for my
implementation.
I wouldn't count on that, especially if you're asking for a source code solution.
Single sign-on assumes that you still have an authentication server somewhere, something like Google OAuth. From your question, it isn't quite clear to me if that's what your looking for. If you just need to supply custom credentials to WebBrowser control, that's still possible, but that solution is for WinForms version of WebBrowser control. The WPF version is sealed from customization, so you may have better luck hosting the WinForms WebBrowser in your WPF project, using WindowsFormsHost.
I finally found the way for Implementing single sign on for reporting services. The standard way for implementing single sign on for forms authentication is by using custom security extension sample. The configuration is a bit tricky, But once the configuration is done single sign on needs to be done by getting the auth token by calling Logonuser() methon in reporting service. The below code passes the credentials and returns auth token.
Configuring forms authentication can be found detailed here
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/675943/SSRS-2012-Forms-Authentication
The below code helps me to achieve single sign on.
[DllImport("wininet.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool InternetSetCookie(string lpszUrlName, string lpszCookieName, string lpszCookieData);
private void GetAuthToken(string username, string password)
{
// Step1: Add reference to report service either by directly referencing the reportinservice.asmx service of by converting wsdl to class file.
ReportServerProxy2010 rsProxy = new ReportServerProxy2010();
//Step2: Assign the report server service eg:"http://<servername>/ReportServer/ReportService2010.asmx";
rsProxy.Url = string.Format(ReportServerUrl, ReportServer);
try
{
rsProxy.LogonUser(username,password, null);
Cookie authCookie = rsProxy.AuthCookie;
if (authCookie != null)
{
//Internet Set Cookie is a com method which sets the obtained auth token to internet explorer
InternetSetCookie(Url, null, authCookie.ToString());
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
}
}
//When navigating now, the auth token is accepted and report manager page is displayed directly without asking for login credentials.
WebBrowserControl.Navigate(new Uri("");}

FaceboookDesktop user stays logged in after I call FaceboookDesktop.logout

Having the same issue as this user
As3 Graph API Logout
and this user
Facebook Kiosk Logout
Using the AS3 FacebookDesktop SDK for an AIR desktop based kiosk application
http://facebook-actionscript-api.googlecode.com/svn/release/current/docs/com/facebook/graph/FacebookDesktop.html
I can login, upload successfully.
Additionally when I call
FacebookDesktop.logout(handleLogout, APP_ORIGIN)
the response object returned in handleLogout = success
I have also defined APP_ORIGIN to = the same url associated with my APP_ID.
and set FacebookDesktop.manageSession = false
The problem is the user stays logged in after I upload and I need to log them out automatically after each upload.
This solution suggests targeting logout.php passing the ACCESS TOKEN.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7771821/log-out-from-facebook
But I don't have an access token, only a user ID.
Can anyone suggest a solution that works with an AIR desktop application?
see this thread
https://code.google.com/p/facebook-actionscript-api/issues/detail?id=206
'I had this problem and i solved using this workaround, you have to
download the source code of the 1.7 dist. Then open the
FacebookDesktop.as file and look for the logout function (not the
static one), then find the value 'params.next =
"http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect/xd_proxy.php#origin="+(appOrigin?appOrigin:"")'
and change it to 'params.next = "http://www.facebook.com/"'.