Custom HealthVault datatypes

Question

hey ,
i need some help , i don't know how to use the custom type , i create class that just like the custom datatype in the msdn .... bas i don't know how to use it ..
this class contains the properties , parseXML , writeXML ...
also when i regiter the type id i have an error
ItemTypeManager.RegisterTypeHandler(new Guid("a5033c9d-08cf-4204-9bd3-cb412ce39fc0"), typeof( CustomType), true)
error in Typeof(customtype)  "custom type is type that can't be used as exception "

i don't know where to use the custom time and where to regiter it in the same class or in the page that use ...

thanx for help

best regards
   

Answer 1

You can extend a built-in data type as well can create a custom data type which depends on your need. Please refer the following

Extending Data Type:
Eric blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/ericgu/archive/2009/03/13/introduction-to-healthvault-development-10-adding-additional-data-to-healthvault.aspx
MSDN help: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/healthvault/bb968876.aspx

Custom Data Type:
MSDN help: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/healthvault/bb968869.aspx

Hope this helps

Thank you,

Anish Ravindran