Advanced Windows Store Apps with C# in Visual Studio 2013: Data Management

Windows Store apps can be configured with UI features as well as programmatically to handle data. This course describes how to implement caching options, incorporate file pickers, and handle data access, files, and libraries programmatically. You'll also learn how to integrate OneDrive with your app. This course is one of a series in the Skillsoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Microsoft Exam 70-485: Advanced Windows Store App Development Using C#. This exam is a requirement for the Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD): Windows Store Apps certification.

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• Start the course

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• Discuss item types for caching, cache location options, and caching mechanisms available for Windows Store apps

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• Use local storage to cache Windows Store app data

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• Use roaming storage for caching Windows Store app data

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• Retrieve data that has been cached locally

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• Describe the basic features of file pickers

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• Use a file picker with filters to open single and multiple files

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• Save files using a file picker in a Windows Store app

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• Configure a Windows Store app to read, try to read, and compare files using ReadFileAsync, TryGetItemAsync, and IsEqual

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• Use the StorageFolder class to access a parent folder for a file in a Windows Store app

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• Configure a Windows Store app to create a file in a local library and write data to a file

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• Configure a Windows Store app to read a file using a stream

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• Configure a Windows Store app to write to a file from a stream

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• Code a Windows Store app to read from a file using a buffer

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• Code a Windows Store app to write from a file using a buffer

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• Manage libraries using Windows.Storage.StorageLibrary in a Windows Store app

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• Set file extensions and associations in a Windows Store app

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• Add files to the Windows index from a Windows Store app

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• Query a Windows index from a Windows Store app