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user3334340
user3334340

Reputation: 15

How to create files in working folder on Windows 10 UWP

We have a Universal Windows 10 Platform (UWP) application containing an unmodifiable C library which creates web files in its working folder. These web files are then loaded by the WebView object for display. This architecture is working fine on other platforms, but it fails on UWP due to a lack of write access to the working folder. Apparently in a UWP app the working folder has special ACL protections which prevent creating files. Is there a way to create a UWP app which is permitted to create new files in its own working folder?

Note, we have tried using a different folder but in those cases the WebView object either will not load a file at all or does not load associated xsl, css, etc files. Very frustrating.

Cheers, Bill :-)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 215

Answers (1)

Stefan Wick MSFT
Stefan Wick MSFT

Reputation: 13850

There is no way to write to the installation folder. This is by design to ensure seamless differential updates and clean uninstall of apps.

Have you tried setting the current working directory (to local appdata for example) before using the component?

Thanks, Stefan Wick - Windows Developer Platform

Upvotes: 1

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