FeedSync Notes Sample

Thank you for your interest in FeedSync! This project will serve as a set of sample applications that utilize FeedSync for various scenarios.

This program is modeled after the Notes Gadget that ships with Windows Vista (tm). The gadget represents a stack of sticky notes and the user can create, edit and delete a set of notes. The sample app demonstrates the same feature set, however the notes themselves are stored in a local file on disk and can be synchronized with a FeedSync enabled RSS feed.

Note: This project was created using Visual Studio .NET 2008. It should also work with Visual Studio .NET 2010 beta and release versions.

Getting started:

  1. Copy the project files and source code for the FeedSync Utilities project to your local directory.
  2. Open the FeedSync Utilities solution in Visual Studio .NET
  3. Compile the FeedSync Utilities solution.
  4. Copy the project files and source code for the FeedSyncService Utilities project to your local directory.
  5. Open the FeedSyncService Utilities solution in Visual Studio .NET
  6. Fix up references to the FeedSyncLibrary.dll (by default should be in '.\FeedSync Utilities\bin\debug' directory)
  7. Compile the FeedSyncService Utilities solution.
  8. Copy the project files and source code for the FeedSyncNotesSample project to your local directory.
  9. Open the FeedSyncNotesSample solution in Visual Studio .NET
  10. Fix up references to the FeedSyncLibrary.dll (by default should be in '.\FeedSync Utilities\bin\debug' directory)
  11. Fix up references to the FeedSyncServiceLibrary.dll (by default should be in '.\FeedSyncService Utilities\bin\debug' directory)
  12. Compile the FeedSyncNotesSample solution.
  13. Run the FeedSyncNotesSample application and create some notes by editing the text view, or adding new notes.

To create a feed that can be used with this project:

  1. Login or create an account on http://feedsyncservice.mslivelabs.com/
  2. On the "manage feeds" page there is a link to the feed itself labeled "complete feed".
  3. Copy the URL for this feed.
  4. In the sample application select the Options -> Sync menu item and paste the feed url.
  5. The notes from the application will now be synchronized with the local data file created by the application.

Known Issues

The web service at feedsyncservice.mslivelabs.com can create public or private feeds. Private feeds require authorization and can be configured to allow read or read/write access. At this time private feeds are not supported by the sample application.