How Do I Access Files Using Path In Winrt App For Media Playlist And Library Features

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Hell there! I am new to winrt and i was planning on developing a winrt app for a simple media player that would play audio/video, create playlist and have media library.

As i was thinking i would make a playlost class and serialize it when a playlist is saved. This playlist class would be holding path to the audio/video files that could be anywhere in the hard disk. Similarly for library i would store files info and path in the database for future access in the database. But as it turned out i can only access other files on system using pickers (except for few files).

But as we know that there is library and playlist features in the winrt music app in win8, there must be a legal and efficient way to do so.

I would be thankfull to you if u could help me out on this one because this is really important for me

Thanks in advance

Posted 1-Dec-15 9:41am

Ankush Jamdagani

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-01T09:53:00

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This page describes are the namespaces (split by areas/subjects) of Windows Runtime API: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211377.aspx[^]
If you go in you will find this, and that may help you:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.storage.pathio.aspx[^]

Posted 1-Dec-15 9:53am

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

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Ankush Jamdagani 1-Dec-15 16:04pm

Thanks peter... i think this might solve my problem

Just one more question- can i access any file with it like files in my other drives just not in c drive in local folder. And can i use this to open and play the media file

Thanks again