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Making HTTP calls in WinRT with C++
14 January 13 04:36 AM | pavely | with no comments

When working with Windows Store applications (“metro”), it’s sometimes necessary to make HTTP calls. one classic example is to register for push notifications . After obtaining a unique channel URI, the app needs to send that URI to its application server, as that particular URI is the one to use by the application server to execute a push notification against the Windows Notification Service (WNS). Getting the channel URI is fairly simple, with a call to the static PushNotificationChannelManager...

תגים:C++, DEV, C# 5.0, Tips, Windows 8, .NET 4.5, C++11, Visual C++, Windows Runtime, Visual Studio 2012, C++/CX

Windows Media Foundation in Windows 8
20 November 12 10:45 AM | pavely | with no comments

Windows Media Foundation was introduced in Windows Vista as a future replacement for DirectShow , enhanced in Windows 7, and naturally, further enhanced in Windows 8. I’ve blogged about WMF before . While looking at the MSDN docs on WMF, it seems the content has not yet been updated for Windows 8. Windows 7 enhancements are considered there as such. Looking at the API reference, however, shows some new interfaces that are only supported starting with Windows 8. One such interface is IMFMediaEngine...

תגים:COM, C++, DEV, Win32, Media Foundation, Windows 8, Visual C++, Windows Runtime, Windows Phone 8

Accessing WinRT From Desktop apps (Part 1)
13 September 12 12:17 PM | pavely | 1 comment(s)

The Windows Runtime (WinRT) is the underlying runtime for Windows 8 Store Apps (“Metro”), but some of it can be actually used outside the Metro environment, in regular desktop apps, such as pure Win32, MFC, etc. There are several ways to go about it; most of the time we’ll use the Windows Runtime Library (WRL) to help out with some of the low level details. Or, for a true high level abstraction, we can use the C++/CX extensions to the C++ language (making our code non-standard). But, just for kicks...

תגים:COM, C++, DEV, Win32, Windows 8, Visual C++, Windows Runtime, Visual Studio 2012, Metro, C++/CX

My Visual Studio 2012 & C# 5.0 Presentation
18 June 12 02:02 PM | pavely | 1 comment(s)

This morning I presented a session on new features in Visual Studio 2012 and the new language features in C# 5.0. Thank you all for attending! The presentation and demos can be downloaded from https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=45C1880107EBE12C&id=45C1880107EBE12C%2118700

תגים:C#, DEV, C# 5.0, Windows 8, .NET 4.5, Visual C++, Windows Runtime, Visual Studio 2012, Metro

December Windows Platform User Group Meeting
16 November 11 12:41 PM | pavely | with no comments

The next UG meeting is to be held on December 5th, and will feature Visual C++ AMP (and other good stuff). Use the following link to get full details and register: http://vcppamp-dec11.eventbrite.com/ See you there!

תגים:C++, Visual Studio, DEV, DirectCompute, C++11, Visual C++