WinRT - WinUI3

[MattyD]

Hi all - 

This is an offshoot of the WinRT Project. I'm posting my progress here while I'm bumbling around with WinUI3 - just so the main project doesn't get too cluttered.
If I get things working I'll merge the two projects back together. That's the plan anyway!

ATM all I have is a blank Window (thrilling I know!), but if you wish to try it out you'll need to:

• download and extract the example (obviously!) WindowTest.zip
• Go here and download the latest Redistributable package of the Windows App SDK. Currently this is 1.7.3 (look in the table for the link.).
• Once you've extracted that, go to the MSIX > win10-x64 folder
  • It seems the x86 libraries don't work at the moment.  (thanks for testing Gianni) . So ensure you're running Autiot_x64 on the autoit side! (#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=Y directive in script)
• Extract the contents of Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7.msix. (7-Zip works fine)
• I also installed the msix  - This is not necessary for now (thanks again Gianni). At some point we'll probably reference our dlls from the installed runtime location. 
• Grab all the .dll files and put then in the same folder as "WindowTest.au3"
• If you plan to make use of the Class Explorer script, grab all the .winmd files and put them in the same folder as "ClassExplorer v2.3.1.au3"
• I also found AppxManifest.xml is handy for mapping objects to physical dll files.

Cheers,
Matt

Edited July 10 by MattyD

[Gianni]

Hi @MattyD

16 hours ago, MattyD said:

• I also installed the msix (this is a runtime afterall!) - I'm not sure if this step is strictly necessary for now. Maybe someone could check?

... I didn't install it, and "WindowTest.au3" works anyway ...

16 hours ago, MattyD said:

• yes, you can probably the x86 libraries - but I haven't tested them... be sure to alter the "#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64" directive in WindowTest.au3 if you plan to go down that path.

... I also tried this stuff but it doesn't work ...   I get this -->  !>01:19:22 AutoIt3.exe ended.rc:-1073741819

Thanks for all this work!  👍

[MattyD]

Thanks for that Gianni  I've amended the instructions.

Its interesting that x86 is broken, I'll have to have a look at that at some stage! 

A new test script is now up there, "WindowTest.au3" should be the only modified file.
There's just some initial attempts at handling window messages for the main window.