Question

I am trying to create a portable library using F# to use with Windows Store apps. I created one fs file with one class:

module FunctionalRT

open System.Net
open System.IO

type WebHelper =

    static member DownloadStringAsync (url:string) = async {
        let req = HttpWebRequest.Create(url)
        use! resp = req.AsyncGetResponse()
        use stream = resp.GetResponseStream()
        let reader = new StreamReader(stream) 
        let s = reader.ReadToEnd()
        return s
    }

I referenced this library in my Windows Store app with no problems. But the problem is, I cannot access the FunctionalRT module neither the WebHelper class. When I write using FunctionalRT or try to use FunctionalRT.WebHelper.FunctionalRT, the compiler complains it does not know it. What may be the problem?

EDIT:
After a few buidls and cleans I get

The type 'Microsoft.FSharp.Control.FSharpAsync`1<T0>' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'FSharp.Core, Version=2.3.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'.  C:\Users\Igor\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\App3\App3\GroupedItemsPage.xaml.cs  46  13  App3

EDIT:

Adding a reference to C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\..\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\FSharp\3.0\Runtime\.NETPortable\FSharp.Core.dll solved the above error message, but there is another one

Cannot await 'Microsoft.FSharp.Control.FSharpAsync<string>'

Answer 1

You have to reference this library in your Windows Store app to make it work:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference
Assemblies\Microsoft\FSharp\3.0\Runtime.NETPortable\FSharp.Core.dll

And regarding that FSharpAsync class, see this thread:
Referencing Asynchronous F# datatype from C#

You could use static method of the FSharpAsync type for awaiting the returned object.