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I am trying to make an html page in an app, and I want to be able to get: SP.Utilities and _spPageContextInfo, which scripts do I need to add to my html in order to make it work?

I am in Office 365. I've tried the following scripts, but nothing worked: 

<script type="text/javascript" src="/layouts/15/MicrosoftAjax.js"></script>

<script src="/_layouts/15/core.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/_layouts/15/sp.debug.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/_layouts/15/init.js"></script>  
<script type="text/javascript" src="/_layouts/15/SP.Core.js" ></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/_layouts/15/SP.Debug.js" ></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/_layouts/15/SP.Runtime.Debug.js></script>

anyone tried it?

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_spPageContextInfo:

_spPageContextInfo have some useful values that added to SharePoint master page. But SharePoint apps built to be isolated and light.

You can’t access _spPageContextInfo form App pages, but you can access same values by different ways:

  1. URL strings and tokens in apps for SharePoint: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163816.aspx
  2. If then you need more values than not provided by tokens you can access what you want by load SP.ClientContext

Example: If you want to get the webServerRelativeUrl of the site on which you have installed your app, then simply

hostweburl = decodeURIComponent(getQueryStringParameter('HostUrl'));

Note: You don't need to add any JS files, you get this from query string

Refer _spPageContextInfo is not defined for more details.

SP.Utilities:

The SP.Utilities can be referred directly from code. For example if you want to send an email, the below snippet is used in the function.

appweburl + "/_api/SP.Utilities.Utility.SendEmail";
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  • thank you. but how do I load SP.ClientContext? which scripts are necessary for it?
    – David Hemsey
    Dec 22, 2015 at 13:26
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    @DavidHemsey Info on SP.ClientContext. Once you have a ClientContext object, you can get the current web and its server relative url. You won't need _spPageContextInfo.
    – wjervis
    Dec 22, 2015 at 13:31
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    thank you guys, but. Again guys, what are the scripts required to get client context, as stated in my question it's not working for me. What scripts should I use to get client content, we can forget about spPageContextInfo now..
    – David Hemsey
    Dec 22, 2015 at 13:34
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    @DavidHemsey You get the web server relative url, from the query string. See the updated answer.
    – Asad Refai
    Dec 22, 2015 at 13:44
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    getQueryStringParameter is declared in some MSDN examples (and everyone copy/pastes those), Not necessary as multiple SP libraries provide the same functionality: sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/159289/…
    – Danny '365CSI' Engelman
    Dec 22, 2015 at 13:59
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  • Load a regular SP page with a ListView
  • Open F12 developer tools
  • Type the name of the function, without ()
  • click the function definition

F12 source panel will open with the file the function is defined in

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    _spPageContextInfo doesn't appear to be a function.
    – David Hemsey
    Dec 22, 2015 at 13:19
  • it is an object, not a function. Open all sources you think they are used in, then use Ctrf- search in the Sources panel
    – Danny '365CSI' Engelman
    Dec 22, 2015 at 13:21
  • I didn't understand.. what should I do to make it available?
    – David Hemsey
    Dec 22, 2015 at 13:25

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