Share Contract In Windows App Using Winjs

Question

Hi,

First of all is there any way to attach a audio file from my application  to mail application while using mailto: link.

I am trying to share an audio which is recorded in my application to mail app.

But it is getting shared as a BitMap file.

How i can share a audio file from my appdata to mail app.

Below is the code that i am using to share audio file.

var dataTransferManager = Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.DataTransferManager.getForCurrentView();
            dataTransferManager.addEventListener("datarequested", shareTextHandler);



function onDeferredAudioRequested(request) {
    try {
//audioFile represents the recorded audio which is retrieved using getFileAsync() 
        if (audioFile) {
            // This is to make sure deferral works even in synchronous case
            var deferral = request.getDeferral();
            var audioStreamRef= Windows.Storage.Streams.RandomAccessStreamReference.createFromFile(audioFile);
            request.setData(audioStreamRef);
            deferral.complete();
        }
    } catch (exc) {
        // Error handling goes here.
    }
}

function shareTextHandler(e) {
    var request = e.request;
    request.data.properties.title = "Share Text Example";
    request.data.properties.description = "A demonstration that shows how to share.";
    request.data.setText("Hello World!");
    request.data.properties.fileTypes.replaceAll(["m4a"]);
    request.data.setDataProvider(Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.StandardDataFormats.bitmap, onDeferredAudioRequested);

}

But the above code is sharing the '.m4a' file as a bitmap file.

Any Solution.

Answer 1

No, you cannot attach files with a mailto: link (probably: it actually depends on the user's selected mail client).

Your code snippet is sharing as a bitmap because you're telling it you're sharing a bitmap when you pass StandardDataFormats.bitmap.

There is no primary audio type, but you can share the audio file as a file with request.data.setStorageItems([audioFile]);

See How to share files for more details.

--Rob

Answer 2

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

Its worked well.

Is there any way to share the 'to' address with mail app from my application.

Answer 3

No. Where to share is the user's choice. The user may not choose to share via mail.