Vista - VS WinFX web applications do not run properly "outside" of VS

It appears that you need a "-debug" to be on the PresentationHost.exe command
line for a XBAP to run properly, this is not the default configuration for
file association.

By run properly, if you have anything other than a XAML file (i.e. events...
any code behind), it does not seem to recognize it. I have a button with a
click event that changes the size of the button. It works fine inside of
Visual Studio, but when I execute the app from windows (by double clicking on
the XBAP file), it displays the page (not quite properly), and the click does
nothing.

I just started working with WinFX today, and haven't tried compiling the
project as a finished build. This might make a difference in the result.

--
Thanks,

No, that is not the case. PresentationHost is launched with the -debug flag
within Visual Studio, among other reasons, so that the application isn't
inducted into the ClickOnce application store. If it were, you'd have to
increment the version number with every build and 'convince' ClickOnce into
thinking a newer version of the application is being launched. Not something
you want to be doing during development. This is why within VS, the
application isn't ClickOnce-deployed.

You do not need the -debug flag for a browser-hosted WPF app in any other
scenario.

As to your browser-hosted WPF application, can you try something simpler
such as displaying an image or text content in your XAML and see if the app
launches fine? I haven't seen any issues with launching browser hosted apps
with December CTP or even prior public releases.

--
Ashish Shetty [MSFT]
Program Manager, Windows Presentation Foundation (Avalon)
Blog: http://nerddawg.blogspot.com
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.



"Leicester B. Ford Jr." <LeiFordJr@online.nospam> wrote in message
news:61AA9F80-4356-4D53-A574-583FB623A68E@microsoft.com...
> It appears that you need a "-debug" to be on the PresentationHost.exe
> command
> line for a XBAP to run properly, this is not the default configuration for
> file association.
>
> By run properly, if you have anything other than a XAML file (i.e.
> events...
> any code behind), it does not seem to recognize it. I have a button with
> a
> click event that changes the size of the button. It works fine inside of
> Visual Studio, but when I execute the app from windows (by double clicking
> on
> the XBAP file), it displays the page (not quite properly), and the click
> does
> nothing.
>
> I just started working with WinFX today, and haven't tried compiling the
> project as a finished build. This might make a difference in the result.
>
> --
> Thanks,

Thanks for the reply,

The content displays, but the event does not fire (i.e. Click on a button)
when running directly outside of Visual Studio... within VS it works great.

But it might be a problem with an installation that I have at home, since I
tried it again at work, where I installed a fresh version... and it works.

--
Thanks,


"Ashish Shetty [MSFT]" wrote:

> No, that is not the case. PresentationHost is launched with the -debug flag
> within Visual Studio, among other reasons, so that the application isn't
> inducted into the ClickOnce application store. If it were, you'd have to
> increment the version number with every build and 'convince' ClickOnce into
> thinking a newer version of the application is being launched. Not something
> you want to be doing during development. This is why within VS, the
> application isn't ClickOnce-deployed.
>
> You do not need the -debug flag for a browser-hosted WPF app in any other
> scenario.
>
> As to your browser-hosted WPF application, can you try something simpler
> such as displaying an image or text content in your XAML and see if the app
> launches fine? I haven't seen any issues with launching browser hosted apps
> with December CTP or even prior public releases.
>
> --
> Ashish Shetty [MSFT]
> Program Manager, Windows Presentation Foundation (Avalon)
> Blog: http://nerddawg.blogspot.com
> ---
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
>
> "Leicester B. Ford Jr." <LeiFordJr@online.nospam> wrote in message
> news:61AA9F80-4356-4D53-A574-583FB623A68E@microsoft.com...
> > It appears that you need a "-debug" to be on the PresentationHost.exe
> > command
> > line for a XBAP to run properly, this is not the default configuration for
> > file association.
> >
> > By run properly, if you have anything other than a XAML file (i.e.
> > events...
> > any code behind), it does not seem to recognize it. I have a button with
> > a
> > click event that changes the size of the button. It works fine inside of
> > Visual Studio, but when I execute the app from windows (by double clicking
> > on
> > the XBAP file), it displays the page (not quite properly), and the click
> > does
> > nothing.
> >
> > I just started working with WinFX today, and haven't tried compiling the
> > project as a finished build. This might make a difference in the result.
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
>
>
>