Why Mail option is not available when sharing Image in Windows 8 application?

Question

Am trying to `share an Image` via `Share charm`, but in the charm '`Mail`' application not available so that couldn't share image through mail . But i tried to share the same image via `Native Photo app` & there `Mail` option available. 





Below my code

        private async void OnDataRequested(DataTransferManager sender, DataRequestedEventArgs e)
        {
        DataRequestDeferral deferral = e.Request.GetDeferral();

        DataPackage requestData = e.Request.Data;
        requestData.Properties.Title = "Image";
        IRandomAccessStream stream = new InMemoryRandomAccessStream();
        Guid encoderId;
        switch (file.FileType)
        {
            case ".png":
                encoderId = BitmapEncoder.PngEncoderId;
                break;
            case ".jpg":
            case ".jpeg":
            default:
                encoderId = BitmapEncoder.JpegEncoderId;
                break;
        }
        BitmapEncoder encoder = await BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(encoderId, stream);
        Stream pixelStream = image.PixelBuffer.AsStream();
        byte[] pixels = new byte[pixelStream.Length];
        await pixelStream.ReadAsync(pixels, 0, pixels.Length);
        encoder.SetPixelData(BitmapPixelFormat.Bgra8, BitmapAlphaMode.Ignore, (uint)image.PixelWidth, (uint)image.PixelHeight, 96.0, 96.0, pixels);
        requestData.SetBitmap(RandomAccessStreamReference.CreateFromStream(stream));
        await encoder.FlushAsync();

        deferral.Complete();
    }
 


Am i missed anything there in my code?

Answer 1

The mail app is not a target for images. You have to save your image and share it as a StorageItem:

var file = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.GetFileAsync("yourImage.png");
var images = new List<IStorageItem>();
images.Add(file);
requestData.SetStorageItems(images);

As an alternative, you could also share as HTML which is explained here.

Answer 2

The mail app is not a target for images. You have to save your image and share it as a StorageItem:

var file = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.GetFileAsync("yourImage.png");
var images = new List<IStorageItem>();
images.Add(file);
requestData.SetStorageItems(images);

As an alternative, you could also share as HTML which is explained here.

Thanks Diederik for your answer.

Additionally i was getting an error message says "Something went wrong Couldn't share Image" frequently while sharing the image  after saving it to the storage. I found some useful links here  How to share a file that has been created on the fly and Share Contract Closes Immediately