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POCode not executing within nested async methods
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    copied!<p>I'm stuck on why I am not able to get a value returned from an async method call.</p> <p>I do not receive any errors.</p> <p>The <strong>ReadAsync</strong> method does not fully execute leaving me unable to step through remaining lines of code.</p> <p>Please help. You are my only hope...</p> <pre><code> protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e) { QuoteParameters quote = e.Parameter as QuoteParameters; Debug.Assert(quote != null); var task = _viewModel.GenerateQuote(quote); string address = task.Result; webView.Source = new Uri(address); } public async Task&lt;string&gt; GenerateQuote(QuoteParameters quote) { var documentedQuote = quote.Convert(); var task = QuoteGenerator.Execute(documentedQuote); string filePath = await task; **// EXECUTION STOPS AT THIS POINT!** return filePath; } public async static Task&lt;string&gt; Execute(QuoteParameters quote) { string html = string.Empty; foreach (var service in quote.Services) { var quoteTemplateTask = IO.ReadAsync(TEMPLATES_DIRECTORY, DOC_TEMPLATE); string quoteTemplate = await quoteTemplateTask; var serviceTemplateTask = IO.ReadAsync(TEMPLATES_DIRECTORY, SERVICE_TEMPLATE); string serviceTemplate = await serviceTemplateTask; var serviceAppliedTemplate = Apply(quoteTemplate, quote.Services, serviceTemplate); var materialTemplate = IO.ReadAsync(TEMPLATES_DIRECTORY, MATERIAL_TEMPLATE); html = Apply(serviceAppliedTemplate, service.Materials, await materialTemplate); } return await SaveAsync(html); } public static async Task&lt;string&gt; ReadAsync(string directoryExtension, string fileName) { string filePath = BuildPath(directoryExtension, fileName); string directoryName = Path.GetDirectoryName(filePath); StorageFolder storageFolder = await StorageFolder.GetFolderFromPathAsync(directoryName); StorageFile storageFile = await storageFolder.GetFileAsync(fileName); **// EXECUTION STOPS HERE** IRandomAccessStream randomAccessStream = await storageFile.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.Read); IInputStream inputstream = randomAccessStream.GetInputStreamAt(0); DataReader dataReader = new DataReader(inputstream); var numberOfBytesLoaded = dataReader.LoadAsync((uint)randomAccessStream.Size); return dataReader.ReadString(await numberOfBytesLoaded); } </code></pre>
 

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