Question

I am implementing a shell extension for LightSwitch applications, looking at the sample on MSDN.

I have looked every objects in IServiceProxy, but I couldn’t find any way to show the default screen on startup.

The default shell can show a default screen on startup, but the sample on MSDN isn’t. Is there any way to do this?

Answer 1

Here is code I used in my Shell:

        void MinimalShell_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        // Open the Default Screen

        // The navigation view model will only return those links that can be executed.  In order
        // to do that, it will call the CanExecute() method on the links - which is an
        // asynchronous operation. 
        // "prime" the view model by asking for the links.  If we don't do this, the first
        // command entered in the shell will not work (all commands after that will work).
        this.ServiceProxy.NavigationViewModel.NavigationItems.Count();

        // Getthe Tasks group as a INavigationItem
        INavigationItem objINavigationItem = 
            (this.ServiceProxy.NavigationViewModel.DefaultItem as INavigationItem);

        // Cast the INavigationItem to a INavigationGroup
        INavigationGroup objINavigationGroup = (INavigationGroup)objINavigationItem;

        if (objINavigationGroup.DefaultChild is INavigationScreen)
        {
            // Get the Default Screen
            INavigationScreen objINavigationScreen = (INavigationScreen)objINavigationGroup.DefaultChild;

            // Set DefaultScreenName
            DefaultScreenName = objINavigationScreen.DisplayName;

            // The screen may not be ready yet
            // Wait until the screen can be opened
            while (!objINavigationScreen.ExecutableObject.CanExecuteAsync)
            {
                // Do nothing until the screen can be opened
            }

            // Open the Default Screen
            objINavigationScreen.ExecutableObject.ExecuteAsync();
        }
    }