Sharing with DataTransferManager Title in Body (e.g. Messaging)

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I am using DataTransferManager to implement sharing within my WindowsPhone 8.1 app, it works fine although I have a small annoyance that I haven't been able to sort out.

I am populating request.Data.Properties.Title but when I share to Messaging, where there is nowhere to put a title, it puts it in the body of the message. Is there a way around this?

I have tried not supplying the Title property, or supplying an empty string, but that stops the share menu displaying at all.

EDIT: here is the code I am using:

private void ShareTextHandler(DataTransferManager sender, DataRequestedEventArgs e)
{
    DataRequest request = e.Request;
    request.Data.Properties.Title = "Generated Draw";

    request.Data.SetText(CreateDraw.formatDrawForSharing(currentDraw));
}

No-one? If it can't be done then someone please say so... – blawford Jun 15 '14 at 07:30 — blawford, Jun 15 '14 at 07:30

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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You mean the normal text message right? I don't think you can have a title for that.

SmsComposeTask smsComposeTask = new SmsComposeTask();

smsComposeTask.To = "thenumber";
smsComposeTask.Body = "Sometext here";
smsComposeTask.Show();

Did you try using these specific tasks or launchers?

Sharing from Windows Phone 8

edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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answered Jun 15 '14 at 08:28

Kulasangar

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Yeah I do, although I don't want to be limited to just SMS. I have added the code I wrote in the original post. – blawford Jun 15 '14 at 15:45

Chris Shao · Answer 2 · 2014-06-16T01:05:39.843

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The request.Data.Properties.Title property display or not display, it depends on the share target. For example, if you share with Messaging, it will display Title + Content together. But if you share with E-Mail, the Title will be displayed in the Mail Subject.

edited Jun 16 '14 at 01:05

answered Jun 15 '14 at 14:33

Chris Shao

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I have added the code to the original post, with that code, if I select Messaging I get "Generated Draw" immediately followed by the string returned by `CreateDraw.formatDrawForSharing(currentDraw)`, all in the body of the message . – blawford Jun 15 '14 at 15:47
Oh, I see. In DataTransferManager, the Title and Text must not be empty. Maybe you can set the title to a WhiteSpace. – Chris Shao Jun 16 '14 at 01:04

AKM · Answer 3 · 2017-08-01T05:40:28.910

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I agree with Chris. I Don't think you can have a title for a message. Instead of the Data Transfer Manager you can try the ChatMessage though.

 using Windows.ApplicationModel.Chat;

var chatMessage = new ChatMessage();
chatMessage.Body = "Sometext here";
await ChatMessageManager.ShowComposeSmsMessageAsync(chatMessage);

edited Aug 01 '17 at 05:40

answered Dec 09 '14 at 06:39

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Sharing with DataTransferManager Title in Body (e.g. Messaging)

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