I am trying to port an open source library to WinRT.
In original setup few projects would compile to form .exe which were then called by a makefile using NMAKE. These .exe used to prepare a data .dll from .txt(raw data files).
Now for porting i have converted all the exe projects into winRT apps. This is did by adding Package.appxmanifest files and assests folder. Also making changes in project settings of all the exe.
In the configuration manager, I have checked the option to deploy after building for all these apps. Now i need to call these exe. How to do this?
Please help.
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I have a servicestack project using razor exposed through a windows service, and need to create a setup project to install it (as opposed to the batch files in the demo's I've seen).
Any suggestions on how to accomplish this with a packaged setup project? Looking at the folder where the windows service files were installed, it only has the dll's, not the razor views... so I coped those over, and now I see this:
Not sure why you're getting that error, can you double-check that you're deploying the orignal Razor source files and not some interim build.
Otherwise some other options for hosting Razor is to change them to Embedded Resources, that way the original Source files get compiled into your .dll so you don't need to deploy them to your project.
Or you can pre-compile Razor Views that way the implementation is compiled into the .dll.
I have created the windows phone 8.1 application in which I want to use third party dll file. That's why I have created windows runtime component for the windows phone project. I have given reference of the runtime component to the windows phone 8.1 application project.
In windows runtime component, I have set the additional Include directory path. Moreover, I have also set the Linker -> Input ->additional dependencies as lib file listing. I have drag drop all dll files in my c# windows phone application main project folder and set build action as content and copy output directory as copy always.
However, I got the following error.
An exception of type 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' occurred in App1.WindowsPhone.exe but was not handled in user code
I have checkout the following question. But did not resolve it.
How to use a C++ dll in Windows Phone 8.1 XAML App within C++ Runtime Component
I found the answer. All the dependencies has been set properly. There was an issue in the dll file which architecture does not match with the current platform.
After created the build for proper architecture, it works.
I have a Windows Store Application (Windows 8.1), hosted on a GIT repo on Visual Studio Online.
I created a build definition, left all the default values as they were, ran the build and downloaded the artifacts.
I didn't find the Powershell script used to side load (install) the application, instead I found an .exe file.
What can be missing to generate the Powershell script needed to install the app?
The default build configuration is copying the files in "bin" folder to artifacts, that's why you see exe file.
To copy the package files to artifacts, please configure your build definition as following:
In "Visual Studio Build" step, add following argument in "MSBuild Arguments":
/p:AppxPackageDir="$(Build.BinariesDirectory)\AppxPackages\\"
And in "Publish Build Artifacts" steps, set "Path to Publish" as following:
$(Build.BinariesDirectory)\AppxPackages
To package Windows Store App during the TFS build process, you can (assume you're using XAML build):
1). Set MSBuild Arguments to be: /p:DeployOnBuild=true;DeployMethod=Package /p:DefaultPackageOutputDir="$(TF_BUILD_BINARIESDIRECTORY)"\StoreAppPackage
2). Set Output location to be 'SingleFolder' or 'PerProject'.
Then, after you queue one build, you will find one folder called StoreAppPackage in the TFS Build Drop folder. You can then find the Add-AppDevPackage.ps1 file.
I'm trying to use the sqlite-winrt library at https://sqlwinrt.codeplex.com (cf. http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/05/30/sqlite-winrt-wrapper-for-windows-phone.aspx) because I need to access an SQLite database via SQL commands in a WinRT 8.1 and a WP8 app and this library seems the only available option.
Anyway, there is no binary release and if I try compiling the source I get several link errors for unresolved externals against the SQLite DLL. I posted an issue at codeplex but got no reply yet, so I was wondering if anyone had already managed to successfully compile this lib and how (or if you know of any viable alternative for RT8.1 and WP8). Here is what I did:
downloaded the latest source from the site.
downloaded and installed 2 VSIX from http://www.sqlite.org/download.html: sqlite-winrt81-3080002.vsix for RT 8.1 and sqlite-wp80-winrt-3080100.vsix for WP.
executed the powershell scripts in each subfolder of the source code solution, which are required to update the projects with newer releases of the SQLite for WinRT extension. The current versions of the scripts refer to SQLite for WinRT 8.1 (prerelease) which is the same I downloaded above.
opened the VS2013 solution and removed the RT project (I just need RT8.1 and WP, this was for WinRT 8.0).
5) built the solution, which failed with link errors.
If I see the RT8.1 project properties, I can confirm the reference to SQLite is under C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1\ExtensionSDKs\SQLite.WinRT81\3.8.0.2.
Did anyone manage to use this lib? Thanks!
I also once had that problem. I fix it by editing the project file manually. At that time, the powershell script updating the wrong path. That's why I always failed when compiling my project. After I edit the project file using external text editor (I use sublime text), the projects are linked correctly.
You can try DatabasesCx. It is another SQLite Wrapper using Windows Runtime Component technology. It is freeware distributed as precompiled binary. You can find the details at http://www.almanacsoft.com/databasescx
Using Flash Builder 4.6, I exported an Adobe Air file from my mobile project.
I'm trying to get it packaged into an EXE (that would include the Adobe Air Runtime)
The project was compiled with Air 3.1. I looked online and there are some ADT commands that people recommend using but the problem is that the command throws errors in Air 3.1
If i use air 3.0 ADT:
AIR file at [app path]/app.air could not be converted.
The error was ""
If I use air 3.1 or air 3.2 sdk
SDK is missing file [my path to air]\lib\nai\bin\naip.exe
I'm running
java -jar [path to air]\lib\adt.jar" -package -target native app.dmg app.air
I've also tried
java -jar [path to air]\lib\adt.jar" -package -target native app.exe app.air
I've also looked into projects like this one: http://bishoponvsto.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/adobe-air-2beta-2-to-exe-packaging-air-app-in-windows-executable/ , but it is for Air 2.0.
Any ideas? Apparently there is an integrated Flash Builder 4.6 tool, but for some reason the option under export release doesn't exist for mobile projects - strange...
Why do you want to do this? Air files -- when exported for a specific platform -- are executables.
If you are looking for an "installer" that will create directories, run the Air installation, and move auxiliary files to specific locations (docs, icons, etc.), then try Inno Setup.
EDIT:
The code you provided works for me to create a Windows EXE. But it seems a bit unecessary . . . why not just export the EXE file from Flash Builder ("Export Release Build" button in the top toolbar)? If you can't or won't, then here are some suggestions:
I am using Java version 1.6.0_29. Make sure your Java is not only up to date, but that you are actually calling the correct version (java -version).
Check the JAR directory text carefully .
Check that you are actually calling to the right Air version.
Make sure that the quotation marks are on both sides of the JAR path.
You should be able to do a "Export Release Build" (though I am using FB 4.5). Instead of selecting "Export as: Signed packages for each target platform", select "Export as: Signed AIR packages for installation on the desktop". (You may have to create a certificate, but you can create one through this export feature, too.)
(If you happen to be able to use the Flash IDE, the exported Air file has to support both "Desktop" and "Extended Desktop".)
Hopefully, this will allow you to both produce an Air program that can be converted to EXE, and actually convert it using the command line.
I know this question is a little old, but a co-worker just ran into the same error message using the command line tools and FlashDevelop. It turns out that he was accidentally packaging some source files into the .air package, an extra copy of the app descriptor and one of the swc's was getting packaged in the .air file. I removed those and repackaged the .air file, then used this command:
adt.bat -package -target bundle kiosk kiosk.air
This successfully created a captive runtime exe. Of course there's no need to create a .air file first, you can package right to native or captive runtime, but since my co-worker was creating .air files I did it that way too just to be sure it would work.