Copy files of native API applications for Windows 8

To copy the files in the native API application for Windows 8 into the project that defines the native app for Windows 8.

To use the MobileFirst native API for Windows 8 in your native app, copy the library and the client property file of the native API application into the native app for Windows 8 project.

In the Microsoft Visual Studio project for the native C# app for Windows 8:

1. Locate the worklight-windows8.dll file in the native API project and add it as a reference to the Visual Studio project. Similarly, add the Newtonsoft.Json.dll as a reference to the Visual Studio Project. If we are copying these files from another folder or computer, then ensure that you copy the worklight-windows8.pri file and place it in the same folder as the worklight-windows8.dll.

2. Copy the wlclient.properties client property file from the native API application into the Visual Studio project. Right-click the wlclient.properties file and click Properties. In the Properties window, set the Copy to Output Directory option to Copy always.

3. In the Visual Studio IDE, open the Package.appxmanifest file of the Windows 8 project. Navigate to the Capabilities tab and select the following capabilities:

   1. Internet (Client & Server)

   2. Private Networks (Client & Server)

Parent topic: Develop native C# applications for Windows 8