Question

I have XAML Metro app. I need to deploy a static file to be read on every app launch. I have access to certain paths only (eg LocalStorage and InstalledLocation..is that right?)

How do I make VS 2012 to deploy that file (rtf document) to the location which can be read by the app ?

Answer 1

A good solution is to place the file in the Assets subfolder of your VS solution and access with:

Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.Current.InstalledLocation.GetFileAsync(@"Assets\file.rtf")

Documentation from Microsoft on InstalledLocation

e.g.

var file = await Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.
                     Current.InstalledLocation.GetFileAsync(@"Assets\file.rtf");
result = await file.OpenAsync(Windows.Storage.FileAccessMode.Read);

Nicely demonstrated in the following blog post:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/metroapps/archive/2012/07/15/access-your-application-assets-folder.aspx

also good information here:

http://blog.jerrynixon.com/2012/06/windows-8-how-to-read-files-in-winrt.html