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Upgrading Cordova Windows Phone

This document is for people who need to upgrade their Cordova versions from an older version to a current version of Cordova.

  • To upgrade to 1.8.0, please go from 1.7.0

Upgrade to 1.8.0 from 1.7.0

In Visual Studio's Solution Explorer window:

  1. Delete the file GapLib/WP7CordovaClassLib.dll from your project.
  2. Remove the reference to WP7CordovaClassLib in the References folder.
  3. Right-Click on References and Select ‘Add Reference’
  4. Navigate to the new distribution and add the file ‘WP7CordovaClassLib.dll’
    • note: you can view the version of the DLL by right-clicking on the reference, and selecting Properties.
  5. Copy the new cordova-1.8.0.js into your project ( be sure it is marked as Content )
  6. Update your HTML to use the new cordova-1.8.0.js file.