An instructional sample app for Windows 8.1 that shows how to retrieve RSS data from the internet and display summary information in a XAML ListView control and display content in a WebBrowser control. This is the companion sample for the Tutorial: Create a simple blog reader using C++ article. >.

This sample, and the accompanying documentation, introduce the basics of the C++/CX component extensions that enable you to create a Windows Store app using C++ and XAML in a modern C++ idiom. These articles introduce the following concepts:

Version 1.2 updated Aug 28, 2014 includes a bug fix that enables users to delete poorly formed (or incompletely copied) URLs.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Windows 8.1, go to Windows 8.1.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, go to Visual Studio 2013.

Operating system requirements

Client
Windows 8.1
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2

Build the sample 

  1. Start Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows --> and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
  2. Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Solution (.sln) file.
  3. Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.

Run the sample

To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging