Google Gears is an option. It uses SQLite I believe. I just tried a SL app in Chrome with no internet connection and it ran the app from the cache fine.
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:35 PM, Craig Dunn <[email protected]> wrote: > Muhammed, > > not sure what reading or googling you've already done on 'offline > Silverlight'; here's a few links i've bookmarked - apologies to others > who're already familiar with them - note i'm *paraphrasing *here, i've no > more hands-on experience with Mesh than the next guy... > Basically it seems like you will need to build your Silverlight on Azure > (special project type in Visual Studio) and publish it such that it is > 'aware' of being in a browser or a special 'host' exe (similar to AIR; read > the first link for more). Your offline users will need to have that 'host > exe' installed for Silverlight to run inside - so 'offline Silverlight' > won't be just a XAP on your desktop. At least that's my understanding - if i > ever get to build something with it i'll be happy to share the results. Full > Mac support seems a little way off too (see link 3) - this stuff could be in > ctp/beta for 18 months or more, so not sure i'd start planning a release > around it right now? > > *http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/23/silverlight_live_mesh_offline/* > > Computers that are joined to a Mesh need a runtime called the Live > Operating Environment (LOE), a local server that synchronizes its data with > the online Mesh. The Mesh CTP adds the ability to deploy applications within > the Mesh and to access both the online and local Mesh programmatically. > When you install a MEWA, it automatically creates shortcuts on both the > Live Desktop and on your local Mesh-joined PCs. Running the MEWA from the > desktop opens the application in its own window, with no surrounding chrome, > and it runs offline as well as online. The runtime includes an embedded web > browser, which means you can run both Silverlight and HTML applications; in > principle you could even use it for a Flash application though I have not > tried this. > > * > http://jonas.follesoe.no/MeshenablingTheDiveLogSilverlightApplication.aspx > * > > To build Mesh-Enabled Web Applications you need access to the Live > Framework SDK and > Tools<http://jonas.follesoe.no/ct.ashx?id=81378618-cefb-4d67-ac27-b48bb16cc57d&url=http%3a%2f%2fdev.live.com%2fliveframework%2fsdk%2f>. > The SDK is currently only available in a private CTP, and to get access you > need to apply for a token through the Microsoft > Connect<http://jonas.follesoe.no/ct.ashx?id=81378618-cefb-4d67-ac27-b48bb16cc57d&url=http%3a%2f%2fgo.microsoft.com%2ffwlink%2f%3fLinkID%3d130226>site. > Once you have downloaded and installed the SDK you get a new project type > called Live Framework, which comes in two flavors; "Mesh-enabled Web > Application" and "Silverlight Mesh-enabled Web Application". The difference > is that the first one is for writing JavaScript and HTML based > Mesh-applications, while the second is for Silverlight applications that use > the Live Framework libraries. > > * > http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/liveframework/thread/69aca8c8-173c-4d64-8026-30f24c917ffc/ > * > with quite aggressive timeline for PDC release with the current level of > resources and CTP goals, we could only test XP SP3/Vista SP1 and IE7. We > will eventually support Mac and Safari but this is not an immediate priority > in the near future for CTP > > > * > http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/mikeormond/WindowsLiveWriter/OfflineSilverlightApplications_EE57/LiveFxPoster_2.png > * > Just a nice diagram... > > and a video... *http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/BB30/ * > > regards > > Craig > conceptdev.blogspot.com | conceptdevelopment.net > > > > > On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Andrea Boschin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Muhammad Niaz < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Can anybody let me know, if I want to develop pure offline App >>> using SL. But when (off course) required then it sync with server using WCF. >>> >>> If any other elegant idea in this regards. J >>> >> Someone proposed to me to use Isolated Storage in this kind of scenario. >> SL is not made to work offline. Isolated Storage is limited in space, may be >> restricted by the user (and the user may clean it). And it seems there is >> not a "database" you may use in the IS. >> Probably it is better you search for a technology best suited for this >> problems. >> >> Bye. >> >> -- >> Andrea Boschin >> Microsoft(R) MVP - [Visual Developer - ASP/ASP.NET] >> http://blog.boschin.it >> http://www.xedotnet.org >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Andrea.Boschin >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> List address: [email protected] >> Subscribe: [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: [email protected] >> List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight >> Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists >> > > ------------------------------ > List address: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight > Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- List address: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists
