Music Library Access

Question

I want to make a Javascript/HTML app that plays music, but right now, I'm just trying to display information about the songs in my music library. Here's my code:

var musicLibrary = Windows.Storage.KnownFolders.musicLibrary;
    musicLibrary.getItemsAsync().then(function (items) {
        items.forEach(function (item) {
            print(item.name);
        });
    });

An error occurs for print(item.name): Access is denied. Any idea why?

Answer 1

Hi Alekzcb,

For directly folder access (to those well-know folders like PictureLibrary, MusicLibrary) in windows store app, you need to declare the app capability in the app manifest file.

#App capability declarations (Windows Store apps) (Windows)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464936.aspx

And for enumerating the files in folder, you can refer to the following SDK sample:

#Folder enumeration sample
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Folder-enumeration-sample-33ebd000

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