WPF Application Compatibility

Question

Hi,

I am developing an application wpf with dot net framework 4.0. I would like to know whether this application will run in Windows Surface table with Windows 8RT OS.

Thanks in Advance.

Answer 1

Windows RT only runs application installed from the Windows Store. To develop applications for Windows Store you need to use Windows own XAML framework instead of WPF.

Answer 2

Hi Mike,

Thanks . so i have to develop an application with HTML5 and JavaScript?

is it possible to install sql express edition in the surface tablet or how can i use the local storage to save my records. whether WPF based application will be able to install in Surface tablets with Windows8 Pro edition.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 3

Hi jksiva,

As far as I know, desktop application are restricted on Windows RT. You can only develop Windows Store app for Windows RT. If you have any further questions, I suggest you to using the Windows Store app forum http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsapps

Best regards,

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Answer 4

"Surface tablets with Windows8 Pro"

That's not Windows RT, tablets with Windows8Pro do support WPF and yes, you can also install sql express (though for a tablet something like sql compact or sqllite may be a better choice).

However, if you want to make your application available through the Windows Store then neither WPF nor Sql Express are an option. As I said previously, you need to use Windows XAML (or HTML5) and AFAIK sqllite can be used in Windows Store apps.