HTML,JavaScript and CSS file referenced in Windows 8 WinRT from Install Location

Question

Hi,

I want to refer my html, javascript and css file from install location using 

Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.current.installLocation

But i was not able to refer my static file within win 8 app.

Code: This code is refer only js file

var uriInstallLocal = new Windows.Foundation.Uri('ms-appx://src/test.js');

var fileInstallLocal = Windows.Storage.StorageFile.getFileFromApplicationUriAsync(uriInstallLocal );

Windows.Storage.StorageFile.getFileFromApplicationUriAsync(uriInstallLocal).done(function(fileInstallLocal ){

var jsPath = fileInstallLocal.path;

var fileref = document.createElement('script');

 fileref .setAttribute("type","text/javascript");

 fileref .setAttribute("src",jsPath);

document.getElementByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(fileref);

});

Is it possible?

Thanks and Regards,

Shishir

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shishir

Answer 1

No this will not work.  You cannot access the local file path in a Windows Store app.

You can:

Define your page as a new page in your app or read in a text file with the style attributes and then set that into the script instead.

Why are you trying to use this method?

Jeff

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Answer 2

Aside from Jeff's response, try ms-appx:///src/test.js. The three /// are important for ms-appx URIs. You should be able to access files in your package, because apps do it all the time to load up content that's cached with the package.

Answer 3

Thanks for the reply.

Actually my requirement is like that i want to download some html, js and css file on local folder of app and that file used as a referenced to another html file.

But the issue is windows 8 app is not allowed to access this file from local folder.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh781215.aspx

Is there is any other way to do this?

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shishir

Answer 4

Thanks for the reply.

I try with this only by mistake i have written ms-appx://src/test.js. But this also is not working.

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shishir

Answer 5

You cannot do this as your application will not pass certification:

See 3.9 - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/hh694083.aspx

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Jeff Sanders (MSFT)

@jsandersrocks - Windows Store Developer Solutions @WSDevSol
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