WCF / ASMX :: Customoutlookworkflow.xoml To Generating Workflow .XAML

I am trying to understand this example. My issue, is can I save a .xoml/.xaml definition to the database the same way you save an xml file? Or do I have to convert this file to something else?

This is the .xoml that gets re-written with these values. The file that is generated as part of a wizard step.

[Code]....

This .xaml gets generated from this code.

try
{
// Save the workflow first, and capture the filePath of the workflow
this.workflowDesigner.XamlFile = "CustomOutlookWorkflow.xoml";
this.workflowDesigner.PerformSave();
this.xamlFile = this.workflowDesigner.XamlFile;
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load(this.workflowDesigner.XamlFile);
XmlAttribute attrib = doc.CreateAttribute("x", "Class", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml");
attrib.Value = this.GetType().Namespace + ".CustomOutlookWorkflow";
doc.DocumentElement.Attributes.Append(attrib);
doc.Save(this.workflowDesigner.XamlFile);
compileWorkflowButton.Enabled = true;
MessageBox.Show(this, "Workflow generated successfully. Generated Workflow XAML file:
" + Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(this.GetType().Assembly.Location), xamlFile), this.Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
}
catch
{
generateWorkflowButton.Enabled = true;
}
public void PerformSave()
{
if (this.XamlFile.Length != 0)
{
this.SaveExistingWorkflow(this.XamlFile);
}
else
{
SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog = new SaveFileDialog();
saveFileDialog.Filter = "Workflow XAML files (*.xoml)|*.xoml|All files (*.*)|*.*";
saveFileDialog.FilterIndex = 1;
saveFileDialog.RestoreDirectory = true;
if (saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
this.SaveExistingWorkflow(saveFileDialog.FileName);
this.Text = "Designer Hosting Sample -- [" + saveFileDialog.FileName + "]";
}
}
}
internal void SaveExistingWorkflow(string filePath)
{
if (this.surface != null && this.loader != null)
{
this.loader.XamlFile = filePath;
this.loader.PerformFlush(this.Host);
}
}

Ultimately a .dll is compiled and will be saved, but I would like to be able to save the xaml definition to the database. I hope this is easily converted to an enterprise solution but it is looking to be alot of work.

// Compile the workflow
String[] assemblyNames = { "ReadEmailActivity.dll" };
WorkflowCompiler compiler = new WorkflowCompiler();
WorkflowCompilerParameters parameters = new WorkflowCompilerParameters(assemblyNames);
parameters.LibraryPaths.Add(Path.GetDirectoryName(typeof(BaseMailbox).Assembly.Location));
parameters.OutputAssembly = "CustomOutlookWorkflow" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + ".dll";
results = compiler.Compile(parameters, this.xamlFile);
StringBuilder errors = new StringBuilder();
foreach (CompilerError compilerError in results.Errors)
{
errors.Append(compilerError.ToString() + '
');
}
if (errors.Length != 0)
{
MessageBox.Show(this, errors.ToString(), this.Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
compileWorkflowButton.Enabled = true;
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show(this, "Workflow compiled successfully. Compiled assembly:
" + results.CompiledAssembly.GetName(), this.Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
startWorkflowButton.Enabled = true;
}