In my C#/XAML metro app, there’s a button which kicks off a long-running process. So, as recommended, I’m using async/await to make sure the UI thread doesn’t get blocked: private async void Button_Click_1(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { await GetResults(); } private async Task GetResults() { // Do lot of complex stuff that takes a long … Read more
Seems as though an update on Windows 10 overnight broke Python. Just trying to run python –version returned a “Permission Denied” error. None of the three updates; KB4507453, KB4506991, or KB4509096 look like they’d be the culprit but the timing of the issue is suspicious. Rather than messing with rolling back, I’m hoping there’s a … Read more
I’m trying to get content of HttpResponseMessage. It should be: {“message”:”Action ” does not exist!”,”success”:false}, but I don’t know, how to get it out of HttpResponseMessage. HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient(); HttpResponseMessage response = await httpClient.GetAsync(“http://****?action=”); txtBlock.Text = Convert.ToString(response); //wrong! In this case txtBlock would have value: StatusCode: 200, ReasonPhrase: ‘OK’, Version: 1.1, Content: System.Net.Http.StreamContent, … Read more
I’m implementing an API made by other colleagues with Apiary.io, in a Windows Store app project. They show this example of a method I have to implement: var baseAddress = new Uri(“https://private-a8014-xxxxxx.apiary-mock.com/”); using (var httpClient = new HttpClient{ BaseAddress = baseAddress }) { using (var response = await httpClient.GetAsync(“user/list{?organizationId}”)) { string responseData = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(); … Read more
I’ve got this code: private async void ContextMenuForGroupRightTapped(object sender, RightTappedRoutedEventArgs args) { CheckBox ckbx = null; if (sender is CheckBox) { ckbx = sender as CheckBox; } if (null == ckbx) { return; } string groupName = ckbx.Content.ToString(); var contextMenu = new PopupMenu(); // Add a command to edit the current Group contextMenu.Commands.Add(new UICommand(“Edit this … Read more
I’m trying to sign a Windows 8 appx package with a pfx file I have. I’m using a command like so: signtool.exe sign /fd sha256 /f “key.pfx” “app.appx” And from this, I get: SignTool Error: No certificates were found that met all the given criteria. What “criteria” am I not meeting? This is only for … Read more
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Preface: I’m looking for an explanation, not just a solution. I already know the solution. Despite having spent several days studying MSDN articles about the Task-based Asynchronous Pattern (TAP), async and await, I’m still a bit confused about some of the finer details. I’m writing a logger for Windows Store Apps, and I want to … Read more
