Has anyone managed to get a Silverlight 4 app to use Microsoft Z3?
It doesn't seem to work, I think because it seems to use native windows dll's.
Yes, the Z3 DLL is native code and that is most likely the source of your problem. I understand that the upcoming version of Silverlight or, as Eric suggested, the beta, support this.
I can't speak for whether it's written in native code or not, but if it is, you have two options:
Wait for Silverlight 5 (or use the beta today)
Create a web service that uses Z3, then use silverlight as a layer in front of it, shipping parameters and answers back and forth.
Hope that helps!
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I am working on a windows 10 app, and I have to store data locally, but I am new to Entity Framework, So kindly suggest me which database technique should i use for storing data locally?
Also please someone let me know if Relam supports windows 10 apps for UWP?
Thanks in advance.
Update: Realm released UWP support.
Check the announcement here: https://news.realm.io/news/realm-mobile-database-for-universal-windows-platform/
Old answer:
There an Issue, realm/realm-core#2059, discussing this topic. So far it's not solved, it seems you're not the first one asking Realm to support UWP. Xamarin is supported, though.
So there's no support right now for the Universal Windows Platform on Realm. Encryption, multi-process support and ARM support seem to be the biggest issues stopping this platform to be supported.
I'm the author of MarcelloDB, which is an object database built to be used / embedded in apps.
It supports UWP and Xamarin(iOs and Android), most of the code is written in a portable class library, so you can port your code across the different platforms easily as well.
It allows you to store plain C# objects (incuding child properties, lists and collections)
At my job we are developing a GIS application which will be developed using Silverlight + .NET
But, I heard that Silverlight will not be supported by Microsoft as also they are stopping Silverlight, is it true ?
Is it suggestable to use Silverlight if so with which version of silverlight we can use. ?
Thanks.,
Use Silverlight 5. Current version have 10 year support, and it better than Flash, java or damn it html.
In the future you can migrate to another .NET-based framework by easily porting code.
About silver light support, you can find these answers from Microsoft Silverlight Support Lifecycle Policy.
Keeping in mind that MS would support these browsers till 2021, I would recommend using Silverlight5 if you really have to use Silverlight.
However for new developments I would recommend you to evaluate Html5 as well.
YES! Silverlight is still the best technology to use for web based Line of Business applications. Silverlight will be supported for another 10 years and it will be available within Windows 8 desktop. Silverlight +[Arc]GIS are a great combination. It is so easy to create full functioning application and with little effort. Silverlight is not dead. It is still a great technology to use that is available on (almost) every platform.
Ultimately it comes down to:
1) What do you know: Are you an HTML/JavaScript ninja? Then use that, do you know Flex better then your own children? Or are you a skilled .Net assassin?
2) How much time do you have? Do you want to learn something new and have gobs of time? Then go for that new shiny object (HTML5) and get yourself some street cred.
This probably belongs on programmers.stackexchange.com. However:
Silverlight will continue to be supported for some time, but all signs point to it no longer being actively developed.
If you want a technology that's actively developed, I'd recommend HTML 5 for web based applications and WinRT for Windows 8+ native applications.
Ultimately, though, you should go with what works best for your situation. After all, WinForms is still used on many successful greenfield projects.
Silverlight is based on the NPAPI architecture that is no longer supported on Google Chrome (from browser version 42 upward) though you can still run it on IE and Firefox. HTML5 is supported on all browsers.
From a career standpoint, using Silverlight (which uses XAML) gets you an easier entry into developing apps for Metro/Windows Store/Universal Windows Apps (these can be developed using HTML5/JS too but you'll find a larger developer base using C#/XAML).
Finally if you're already a WPF developer, it's fastest if you develop for Silverlight. See Silverlight vs Flash vs HTML5.
I'm trying to port my existing silverlight project to xbox Lakeview.
I got a compilation error saying "System.Windows.Browser" is not supported in ADK
and in Microsoft.Xbox360.Adk.targets "System.Windows.Browser.dll" is listed as the
unsupported assemblies.
I'm using APIs such as "System.Windows.Browser.HtmlPage" and
"System.Windows.Browser.HttpUtility". How can I work around it?
I'm not sure if you've gotten this figured out or not, but my version of the ADK I don't believe supports this namespace. If you would like to send me yours, I'd be more than happy to lend a hand in figuring out what's causing this issue.
LakeView is a profile of the .NET framework that is in accordance with Silverlight, but is not the same as the SL Runtime.
For instance, there is no "Browser" when running a LakeView app on your devkit.
You have a special bootstrapped container in one process that your Title will be contained within, which makes it more like a full-fledged application running in a portable OS than a Silverlight application.
What are you trying to achieve with your interaction with the HTMLPage?
Can you redirect your HttpUtility usage to the System.Net.WebUtility?
Why do Silverlight 4 Assemblys still have the version 2.0.5.0 in Visual Studios Object Browser?
Well I can't claim to know the exact reason for this, you would need someone from the SL team to state the reason categorically and I haven't seen any blogs from them doing that.
However I strongly suspect this is related to the fact that there is still only one Silverlight plugin, that is to say when a user installs the Silverlight 4 plugin it replaces the existing one. The Silverlight 4 plugin will run not only Silverlight 4 apps but also Silverlight 3 and 2 apps. As a consequence Silverlight 2 apps will be looking for 2.0.5.0 libraries and that certain issues are avoided if the later versions simply use the same version number.
Of course I could be way off and hope that if I am an MS geezer come and shoot this down, in the process of which giving us the real answer.
Because it needs to reference the System.Core 2.0.5.0
I've been searching through the Microsoft Silverlight site, and I am guessing the answer to my question will be no.
But is there any non official or official version of the Silverlight development SDK for Mac OS?
I want to avoid installing Windows, but I want to develop in Silverlight.
The answer is yes, you surely can. You will need to use eclipse. It isn't as easy, but it sure is possible.
Good luck!
Link Heaven:
Eclipse 4 Silverlight
A video of Shawn Wildermuth showing this at the MIX09 Conference
There is also MonoDevelop which is going to support it soon, but its not quite there.
Assuming the answer you get does turn out to be "No"...
I use a VM (Parallels) to run Windows XP on my Mac Pro. The performance of Visual Studio 2008 is actually fine in this setup.
I'm using Mac OS X to develop with Silverlight 3, using IronRuby and IronPython and TextMate. It is very pleasant to use!
You can grab the Silverlight 3 Beta Runtime for Mac here and use it together with AgDlr. Grab the binaries of AgDlr here.
If you want to see samples of code that do work this way, have a look at AgDlr demos.
hope this helps!