Unable to download file having Uri scheme file:// in winRT

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Hi,

I tried to download files using background transfer for windows store apps.

I came across that background transfer support only https,http,ftp uri schema for downloading/uploading.

my requirement here is, I want to download my files which are present in Intranet(file://xyz)

Is there any way to download using background transfer or any other mean??

Thanks in Advance,
harsha

Posted 17-Oct-12 21:29pm

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FrankLavigne · Answer 1 · 2013-03-05T16:14:00

Have you tried using FilePicker and have the user point to a specific path on the network?

The file protocol has certain security restrictions. What about making that file accessible via one of the supported protocols?

Thanks,
Frank
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