Launching PDF reader on windows phone 8

Question

I\'m trying to launch pdf reader with the code below but it does not work. Can somebody help me?

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Answer 1

LaunchUriAsync isn't supported on Windows Phone 8 per the documentation. It throws an exception if called

You can use Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchFileAsync to launch a StorageFile.

This code works for example (assming there's a file called "metro.pdf" in the project, with the Build Action set to Content, with Copy to Output Directory set to Copy if Newer).

var installedLocation = Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.Current.InstalledLocation;
var assets = await installedLocation.GetFolderAsync("Assets");
var pdf = await assets.GetFileAsync("metro.pdf");
Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchFileAsync(pdf);