My requirement is to associate a .exe file with a Windows Store 8.1 app. Is it acceptable to give a link through about section of the store app to a web address from where the user can download the .exe file. Will there be any problem with the certification process. Please suggest any suitable alternative if possible.
There is nothing in the Windows Store Policies that says otherwise. You can't attempt to run the *.exe file programmatically of course, but you should be fine otherwise.
Since the app is network-capable, remember to add a Privacy Policy (see here) detailing whether any user information is sent to an external website/server.
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I want to send an HTML email with link in them. The link should open files from a windows shared drive. The users will already be logged in to the network via VPN.
I've tried
Test Report
This works fine when opening on a PC but I can't figure how to open this in an iPhone although the users accessing the network thru a VPN client on their phone.
I'm open to use any third party solution
This link is for IPADs, but it should work with Iphone as well:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3978480?tstart=0
According to Apple's forum, you need to use some sort of third party software to access files, like filebrowser (link in the forum page). Personally, I use filebrowser and it works fine for me. It works kind of like WinSCP for windows. It pulls data from a Server (your vpn) and allows you to download and modify on your phone. It is cross platform compatible, so it is great if you have multiple devices. I have heard that FileExplorer Pro is exceptional, but I have not tried it. Here is the link to fileexplorer on the app store:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fileexplorer-pro/id499470113?mt=8
EDIT:
As far as I know, this is not possible from any mobile device. Best bet is to send the file through a secure email, such as ProtonMail.
iOS is less flexible when it comes to file management and file associations, so there’s less you can do with these files. However, you can still open a video file directly from your shared folder and play it on your device or access other media files in a similar way. You could also use the “Open In” feature to open a file in a specific app.
The Windows network file sharing protocol is known as CIFS, which is an implementation of the SMB protocol.
this guide may help you. this is not exact answer about what you want though. https://www.guidingtech.com/27119/access-shared-windows-iphone-ios-wifi/
I will attempt to be clear. Well, in the old web store of Windows Phone 8 before I could download manually any app or game, via the link: "Download and install manually" as you can see
in this image It is a feature that was lost with the arrival of the new store of Windows 10.
Ok. Now, in the following video Download and Install Apps (XAP/APPX Files) on WP8.1 via PC you can see at time t=53 sec, appears at bottom of page the link http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/vimeo/the App ID/xap?apptype=regular
After the user clicks on 'Download and install manually' a popup box appears. Now you can see inside the pop-up box that the downloading of the app is downloaded from: http://cdn.marketplacecontent.windowsphone.com
But in fact the complete address follows this format:
http://cdn.marketplacecontent.windowsphone.com/public/the App ID?downloadname=name of the app.type of file(xap, appx or appxbundle)
For example, this is the direction of the game Tentacles: Enter the Mind from the Microsoft CDN server:
http://cdn.marketplacecontent.windowsphone.com/public/8915ee7c-c55d-4e8f-a0b6-f80497e6f26e?downloadname=tentacles-enter-the-mind.xap
As you just seen, the old web store of Windows Phone 8 could download apps and games from the Microsoft CDN server. Even with the new store Windows 10 you can still download apps from Microsoft CDN. There are website that somehow can download apps and games from the Microsoft CDN server such as: www.appx4fun.com www.windowscommunity.in and www.winphonehub.org to mention some.
Based upon everything I said, you have any idea of how to I can access the Microsoft CDN server to download apps without resorting to third-party stores? I would like to know how they do it.
NOTE: All apps can be downloaded manually using this address:http://cdn.marketplacecontent.windowsphone.com/public/the App ID?downloadname=name of the app.type of file(xap, appx or appxbundle)but for it to work you need to know the ID of the app you want to download and the type of file. How can I find the ID of the app? Know the ID is a very important information!
Well, that's all. I hope your answer
Regards.
I'm developing a Windows store app and need to display files in user computer like in file explorer. Everywhere it says windows store apps only access "library" files and not other locations on the hard drives of PC. And I don't mean something like FileOpenPicker, I want to show file on may application like explorer.
What is the library I should use? System.IO class missing those methods on store apps. I know it is possible. Cos I have seen many applications in store has done that. Few examples are
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/file-browser/9wzdncrfj29m
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/my-explorer/9wzdncrfj0lm
Thanks in advance
Apps like the ones you mention typically use a FolderPicker to let the user pick the root of the file system and then remember that permission in a FutureAccessList for later use.
Your research was correct: apps cannot get general access to the file system. APps can declare access to the libraries, and app have automatic access to their local data, but anywhere else requires user permission via a picker or equivalent. See File access permissions on MSDN.
Background
I'm writing an excel app using the Javascript API for Office. (Office 2013). Inside that app, I have several links to folders on my computer/server, which I want to access from the app using the file protocol.
I've tested the file protocol with a dummy HTML file, using this link:
C:\Users\User\Desktop
It works perfectly, opening up the Desktop folder. I've also tested using a networked drive, and it works as well.
Problem
When I add this dummy link into an HTML page in my Excel web app, clicking on it does nothing. When I right click -> Open, IE11 opens a new instance (which doesn't happen with mailto: links), and asks if I'd like to give permission. After I do give permission, the folder is opened.
Goal
I want a single left click to open the folder location without the permissions box ever popping up. Worst case, I want to be able to have the user open a dummy link once during app setup and then once permission is given avoid having to right click -> open.
Question
How can I accomplish the goal here? Is Office just locking down the links?
Update
The primary issue I've found out is that the site I'm hosting the app on wasn't a trusted site. Links using the file protocol only work on intranet and trusted sites. So the only question now is whether the Office store location is trusted.
The problem here lies in the way that Office Apps work. A manifest file is stored with the Office Store, and that is what users download. That manifest points to a server location that the app developer specifies, and that is the location from which the app is served. That is the location which must be added to Trusted Sites in IE.
Therefore to get the File Protocol working smoothly, I'd need to include instructions with my App on adding my hosting server to the Trusted Sites domain, and I'd have to avoid ever changing domains.
I'm building a Store App using WinJS and I need to create a structure with some info related the user's tree folder (every drive, not only C:), is there any way to get the whole Folder structure from every drive without using the File/FolderPicker?
No, by design Windows Store Apps run inside an app container that limits what they're allowed to do without user consent. The only areas of storage that are openly accessible without further consent are the app's package location (which is read-only, see [Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.Current.installedLocation][1]) and its app data folders (see Windows.Storage.ApplicationData).
If the app declares library access in its manifest (for Pictures, Videos, and Music), these are noted on the app's page in the Store such that the act of installing the app amounts to user consent. There is also a RemovableStorage library that's similar, but for that you have to declare specific file types.
If an app is registered for a file type association in its manifest, and the user launches the app through a file, that grants access.
Beyond this, the way you get access to any other storage location is through the pickers. However, if you have the user pick once, you can save that consent by saving the StorageFolder into the Windows.Storage.AccessCache API, so that you can open the folder again in an future app session without having to reacquire consent.
For all the details of this, refer to the first section of Chapter 11, "The Story of State, Part 2: User Data," of my free ebook, Programming Windows Store Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Second Edition.