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Announcements
Welcome to Live Framework CTP November 2008
Vikas-AhujaMSFTTuesday, October 28, 2008 7:15 PMWe are pleased to announce Community Technology Preview November 2008 Release of Live Framework. This is a limited Community Technology Preview (CTP) and available by invitation. Many of you attending PDC 2008 Conference at Los Angeles this week would receive invitation tokens which you can redeem at Azure Services Developer Portal. While space is limited, you can request access for Live Framework CTP access by sign up at Azure Services Invitation Program.
To get started with Live Framework, here are the steps:
1. Request access to Live Framework CTP: As participation in Live Framework CTP is by invitation only, use your invitation token from PDC 2008 or you can request access by signing up at Azure Services Invitation Program.
2. Download the Live Framework SDK and Tools: Once granted access, you can download the Live Framework SDK and tools from Live Framework CTP Developer Sandbox. Live Framework Tools for Visual Studio along with Live Framework SDK make it very simple to create and build/test Mesh-enabled web applications.
3. Building applications that utilize Live Framework: You can start building application using the Live Framework SDK and tools. Different type of applications that you can build using Live Framework includes Rich Client Applications, Web Applications and Mesh-enabled Web Applications. Pick up a sample from the SDK and jump right into building applications.
4. Learn More about Live Framework: Resources available for you to learn more about Live Framework are listed here:
a. http://dev.live.com/liveframework: Provides overview of the Live Framework and downloadable poster.
b. MSDN documentation: Provides reference documentation for Live Framework
c. Walkthroughs: These are step by step guides to help you build applications using Live Framework SDK and Tools. Download the walkthroughs for the Live Framework SDK from here.
5. Provide feedback: You can provide feedback for the Live Framework SDK and Tools at Live Framework Developer Connection website. You would require access for this web site. Once provisioned and signed in to Live Framework CTP Developer Sandbox, you can click on t he feedback link in developer sandbox to submit feedback.
Thank you,
Live Framework TeamLive Framework CTP Update November 20, 2008
Vikas-AhujaMSFTFriday, November 21, 2008 2:26 PMLive Framework CTP Update November 20, 2008
We are pleased to announce that we deployed next update of Live Framework.. This update contains a number of fixes. Please see below for details.
Thank you to the developer community for trying out the Live Framework CTP and taking time to submit your feedback. Some of the issues reported by the community via Live Framework Developer Connection and Live Framework Forum have been fixed. We would love to continue hearing feedback from our developers.
Version numbers
· Live Framework Developer Sandbox: 0.9.3519.1
· Live Framework Client: 0.9.3519.1
· Live Framework SDK: 0.9.3519.1
Installing the Updated Live Framework Client
To install updated Live Framework Client:
· Sign-in to Live Framework CTP’s Developer Sandbox
· Navigate to Devices Tab.
· Click on Add Device. (Note: To update the Live Framework client, you need to re-add any pre-existing devices in your Mesh.)
· Choose the correct operating system for your client from drop down and click "Install."
· This will proceed to download LiveFrameworkClient.msi file to your desktop
· Click Run when LiveFrameworkClient.msi is downloaded
Updating Mesh-enabled Web Applications from Application Catalog
We have improved the application synchronization experience with this update. To ensure you have the latest updates for your Mesh-enabled Web applications synchronized to your client devices, you should do the following (note that the four apps in the Application Catalog have all been updated with this latest release):
· Close the running instances of applications at both Developer Sandbox as well as Device
· Launch these applications in the Developer Sandbox. This will initiate the application synchronization to your devices.
· At Device, wait while the application is synchronizing and launch the application
For installing Mesh-enabled Web Applications from first time, please refer to “Installing and Running a Mesh-enabled Web Application”
Fixes
Some of the fixes in this update are listed below.
· Live Framework Client has number of fixes related to application synchronization and performance to provide improved Mesh-enabled Web Application experience.
· Profile is now accessible through Mesh-enabled Web Applications
· Mesh-enabled Web Applications can now access their Offers in Live Framework Client
· Mesh-enabled Web Applications can be successfully updated and synced to devices using Live Framework Tools
· ScriptUrl fixed for RunAtServer method to refer to http://user-ctp.windows.net/V0.1/Script
Feedback
Thanks for being one of the first to use Live Framework. We would appreciate any feedback you have. You can also submit (and view others’) feedback and bugs here on the Microsoft Connect website.
Thank you,
The Live Framework team
Live Framework Tools January CTP Released
Danny ThorpeMSFTMonday, February 02, 2009 6:58 PMLive Framework Tools January CTP
The Live Framework Tools team is pleased to announce the January CTP update. This update contains a number of fixes. Please see below for details. And as always, thank you for using Live Framework.
New in this release
The Live Framework Tools January CTP includes a number of bug fixes. A few of the most notable fixes are listed below:
· Debugging or running a Mesh-enabled Web Application which contains no changes from previous versions immediately launches the application instead of re-uploading the files.
· Mesh-enabled Web Applications created by the Live Framework Tools now have identical offers to those created through the Azure Services Developer Portal, which are generally less restrictive. This change removes the need for the workaround mentioned in this thread.
· Projects created by the Live Framework Tools may now contain periods fixing the issue reported in this bug.
· Changes to the application's logo.png file will now be reflected in the icon that appears on the Live Desktop fixing the issue reported in this thread.
· Error messages and diagnostics have been improved. In certain error situations additional information can now be located in the application event log.
In addition to the fixes listed above, the January CTP includes a feature that will offer to notify you of any future updates to the Live Framework Tools.
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