This sample demonstrates how to handle navigation errors, how to use the right URL scheme to reference packaged content, and how to use XMLHttpRequest (XHR) to retrieve remote and local content.

For more info about the concepts and APIs demonstrated in this sample, see these topics:

This sample is written in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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.

Note  For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.

Related topics

How to link to external web pages
How to reference content
Quickstart: Using single-page navigation
Windows 8 app samples

Related technologies

Windows 8 apps using JavaScript

Operating system requirements

Client
Windows 8.1
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2

Build the sample

  1. Start Visual Studio 2013 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 2013 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.