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Facebook API Guru needed...

I am working very hard on a new type of service that ties in to facebook and mobile apps.
I have it working at about 90% with an Android game app, but it appears that there are some issues that I can't seem to get answered. Is there anyone here that knows the facebook API very well that might be able to answer some questions for me regarding conecting my facebook App, with my web framework, and my mobile apps? WinMo guys will be helpful too as we are planning on making this service crossplatform to all phones except the crapples.
Thanks!!!

no love? or nobody here familiar with facebook?

Recently I answered a question on MSDN winmo forums c/p;
I'm not using FaceBook (FB), but a good friend is. She asked me to look into it as she too is having issues with FB obtained from Microsoft Marketplace. I have a T-Mobile MDA Compact V cq HCT Diamond 2 cd Topaz cq Pure .
First I looked at the FB provided by Microsoft and tested it in a virtual embedded environment, as I did with all FB's tested. And I too had several 'issues' all different with several PPC based FB alternatives. Then I went to Facebook Developer site(!) and did some reading, then I found out that any FaceBook application needs API Key , Application Secret , and Application ID .
Official (Technical ) Facebook developers .com : http://developers.facebook.com/get_started.php
:: Copy/Pasted from : Drupal site builder's toolkit http://drupal.org/node/625792
Setup the Facebook Application - Part 1, on Facebook.com
The following steps assume you have a Facebook account.
• Go to http://www.facebook.com/developers/createapp.php .
• If asked to login, use your Facebook login. If you haven’t created an application before, you will be asked to grant Facebook Application access to your Facebook account. You have to allow this in order for this process to work.
• Facebook will ask you for the Application Name that you want to use. This is a short human-readable name. It will be viewable to those who are allowed to visit your Facebook account so make it simple and clear.
• Agree to the terms and click Save Changes. Note: The next page that appears will contain three pieces of information that you will need for your Drupal FB Application: API Key, Application Secret, and Application ID. You will copy and paste this information into the applicable fields when creating your Drupal FB Application.
Canvas Page-specific Setup
Not necessary for Facebook Connect-only applications.
• Click on canvas in the left menu of your Facebook application screen. At the top of the screen that appears next, fill in the URL field. Keep the URL simple and descriptive. Formatting restrictions are provided on the screen. Please read them.
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My facebook http://www.google.com searches ;
(copy/paste from left to right (not up down) in your preferred search engine (remember that search engines interpret commands in CAPITALS))
facebook AND configure AND "give the application access"
facebook AND configure AND "application access"
"this key identifies your application to facebook"
"you pass it with all your api calls" AND facebook
"configure access control policies" AND facebook
"third-party Integration modules" AND facebook
:END
Currently my friend is using some beta version from another developer and still has some issues, found in the first google search string. Though for her they are only minor issues for which she wants to use her laptop anyway.
I hope these links help you. I'm gonna move to a next subject now
Senax

Also a heads up Facebook just changed there API not to long ago as well should be a lot better.

[APP] Quick Contact Info -[R]- 4/6/11 -[V]- 1.1 -[U]- 5/5/11

Name: Quick Contact Info
I made a simple app for easily and quickly sharing contact info via SMS or email.
Quick Contact Info is for quickly and easily sending your contact information to someone via sms/text or email. Just enter your information once and it is saved. Quickly select which information to send and click “txt” or “email” and just enter the persons information. Also can include short message of time of contact. Quick basic information to rapidly share and impress those business contacts. 100% free, no advertisements. So if your new contact sees you using the application you look very professional.
Version 1.1, add categories (business/personal). XAP file updated, should be updated on MarketPlace by 5-7-11
Download from WP7 Marketplace. Will launch Zune software.
XAP file is attached.
Please rate and review it. Hope others find it useful.

Google Drive not well Integrated

-Rant Post-​
Its annoys me that Google Drive is not integrated as well as (ie) DropBox on the Nexus 4 (or Android 4.2)
When I select Attach Image when composing an Email, I'm given the choices of Gallery and Dropbox.
Why is there no Option for Google Drive?
To attach an item (picture/file) to an email that is located on Google Drive, I must first open Google Drive app.
Then locate the file I wish to email, long press, select send/share then start composing an email.
Even with this long process the Image is added to an email as a "File Attachment" instead of an Image in the body of the email.
(as it would appear if I selected "Attach Image" from the Compose Email screen.)
This also prevents you from added files located on Google Drive to an email if you forget too (or choose to at a later time) as there is no option to attach the file mid-way through composing the email.
Wish there was a way to remedy this, and add Google Drive to the options pop-up for adding Files & Images...
Damn Google! Why is a Ordinary Citizen thinking of these things before the Big Brains at the Google Compound do?
(this probaby should have been post under a different section: didn't realize I was still on the Nexus 4 tab when I hit New Topic)

Yeah this has been a big inconvenience for me too, for what should be fairly basic functionality between 2 core Google apps.
If anyone has a work around or idea if this is being worked on at google hq, i'd be grateful
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

This is more a general Android rant than it is specific to the Nexus 4
Closed

[Q] iPhone (iOS) outlook notes transfer to hTc One ???

HELP !!!
i am a new android user, came for iOS
i want a free way to transfer my over 300 notes :crying: to my new hTc one android 4.2.2 ?
N.B: the notes are also stored on outlook on my PC

i found a way to transfer the notes to .txt
using this method:
Export Outlook Notes to Document Files
There are a lot of people who want a free way to export their Outlook notes to separate document files. Here is a step by step method of exporting those notes. It may seem tricky, but it really is simple and should take all of 5 minutes to complete. The actual export happens so quickly you will be astonished. The notes will be exported into Word or text documents with the same name as the notes.
Please understand that Windows does not allow many special characters in file names, so you will need to manually remove any special characters like <.>:"/\|?* from your note name before the conversion. The following device names are also restricted from use as file names by Windows and should not be the name of a note: CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. To help you out, the code I provided will automatically replace any "/" or "\" characters with a "-". The rest is up to you to rename manually or you may alter the code to convert even more restricted characters or names.
Create a folder on the root (main part) your C: drive named "Notes". It is important that this folder be on the root of the C: drive.
Open Outlook.
After Outlook opens, click on the top bar of the Outlook window next to the name Microsoft Outlook.
Press ALT-F11 which will open Outlook's Visual Basic window. If it does not open, be sure you clicked on the top bar of the Outlook window and press ALT-F11 again.
On the top toolbar, click on Insert and Module. You should see a new window pane open labeled Project1, Module1.
Copy the code you find listed below in this article and paste it in the Module1 window pane. If you wish to export to a document that can be opened in Word (rich text format), use the NotesToRTF code. If you wish to export to text files, use the NotesToText code.
On the top toolbar, click on Run and then click on "Run Sub/Userform".
A window will pop up asking you to select the folder where your Outlook Notes are located. For most people, this will simply be your normal Outlook Notes folder. Select the Notes folder and then select OK. [More advanced users may select different note folders they may have created, following these steps over and over until all their notes are exported.]
The Notes will quickly be exported at this point. "Running" will appear next to "Microsoft Visual Basic" window name at the top of the screen and disappear when the notes are exported. You may see it flash for a second if you have just a few notes. For hundreds or thousands of notes, it will take longer. Wait for "Running" to go away and you may proceed.
Close the Microsoft Visual Basic window.
Close Outlook. You will receive a popup window asking if you want to save the VBA project. Answer No.
Look in the Notes folder on the C: drive to find your notes.
If you received a "Run time error", click End and then check the following:
Did you use a restricted character or name in a note?
Did you REALLY name the folder Notes in the ROOT of the C: drive?
Fix the folder name and then go back to the Microsoft Visual Basic window and click on Run and then "Run Sub/Userform" again.
The code is proven and should work every time when you follow the directions. If it still fails, I suspect you may have a corrupted Outlook data file. There are many Hub pages that address how to fix the problem. Simply search for "scanpst" and follow the directions listed in the page.
NotesToRTF Code
Sub NotesToRTF()
Set myNote = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI").PickFolder
For cnt = 1 To myNote.Items.Count
noteName = Replace(Replace(myNote.Items(cnt).Subject, "/", "-"), "\", "-")
myNote.Items(cnt).SaveAs "c:\notes\" & noteName & ".rtf", OlSaveAsType.olRTF
Next
End Sub
NotesToText Code:
Sub NotesToText()
Set myNote = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI").PickFolder
For cnt = 1 To myNote.Items.Count
noteName = Replace(Replace(myNote.Items(cnt).Subject, "/", "-"), "\", "-")
myNote.Items(cnt).SaveAs "c:\notes\" & noteName & ".txt", OlSaveAsType.olTXT
Next
End Sub
then i put them onto the phone and opened the notes through the phone using a file manager
if anyone has any other ideas please reply

Thanks for sharring this.

A good file manger i found and now use is called ''File Expert HD'' from Play Store.

Any way to attach any type of file through the stock E-Mail app?

The file picker dialog the stock E-Mail app uses is different from the G-Mail one. The G-mail one defaults to only photos, videos, etc too.... but gives you the option of enabling other apps to hook into it (such as file managers) so I can attach any type of file from anywhere on my device.
.... the stock (and I assume made by HTC) E-Mail app for anything that is not a g-mail account.... does not. It only allows Photos, Videos, Documents, Etc. There is a "File" option if you scroll to the bottom..... but this is practically the same thing as the above options, as it only lists recent files (only types it understands) or files sorted by type, etc. It doesn't let me browse the file system.
Is there any way to either choose any file I want, or add a file manager to the list, without basically downloading a different e-mail app?

Download and install the stock Android (AOSP) email app from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1965468