Contacting software catalog web service in windows store app

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webservice

Metro-design

Hi Guys!

I am trying to create a metro application where the user can download applications that are available to them via the software catalog. After reading a few articles I came across this TechNet article that more or less gives me the code to do this:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2012/09/19/extending-the-application-catalog-in-system-center-2012-configuration-manager.aspx[^]

Code:

public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            string url = "https://SERVERNAME/CMApplicationCatalog/ApplicationViewService.asmx";

            BasicHttpBinding binding = new BasicHttpBinding();
            binding.Security.Mode = BasicHttpSecurityMode.Transport;
            binding.Security.Transport.ClientCredentialType = HttpClientCredentialType.Windows;

            ApplicationCatalogService.ApplicationViewServiceSoapClient sc = new ApplicationViewServiceSoapClient(binding,new EndpointAddress(url));
            int total = 0;
            AppDetailView[] apps = sc.GetApplications(
                ApplicationProperty.Name,
                null,
                ApplicationProperty.Name,
                "",
                20,
                0,
                true,
                ApplicationClassicDisplayName.PackageProgramName,
                false,
                null,
                out total);

            foreach (var item in apps)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(item.Name);
            }
        }

This code will work for me using WPF or console applications but for some reason (im assuming performance reasons) only the ".GetApplicationsAsync" method is available. I have played around with this async method but am getting no reply - has anyone had any experience with this?

I assume only the async method is available due to the fluidity of metro apps?
I'm also getting an error that the web service isn't replying although I can navigate to that url and use it in WPF code...

Thank you.