.net – GPS library for .NET compact framework

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I'm thinking of writing simple application for Windows Mobile devices, where user could simply enter destination coordinates, and the app would calculate distance and show direction to the destination.

But I haven't found any Free, preferably Open Source library with simple API to work with GPS.

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I recently used open source SharpGPS. It's supposed to support more devices than the example in the SDK, but both solutions work on all my hardware.

SharpGPS did make it easier to access more structured information, such as satellites in view and where they are, and has a brilliant example app. But most of this will go unused in apps that need GPS info.

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You've not given us much detail, like the device you're using or the printer type you want to print to (local, lan, serial, network, etc), however I'll see if I can at least point you in the right direction.

The de-facto standard for CF printing is PrinterCE from Field Software. PrintBoy from Bachmann Software also works well. I'm not certain if eitehr has the ability to print barcodes though.

Now if you're printing barcodes, that suggests that you're using a device like a Symbol (now Motorola) or Intermec handheld. If that is the case then those manufacturers have their own SDKs that allow printing.

If you are printing to something like a Zebra barcode printer, they typically have some serial PCL commands for printing barcodes as well, so you don't actually need to "print" the barcode. Instead you send the PCL command to tell the printer that the data should be output a barcode instead of text. The printer manufacturer can provide a PCL reference, as the PCL for these types of things isn't standardized.

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String.Format("{0:n}", 1234);  // Output: 1,234.00
String.Format("{0:n0}", 9876); // No digits after the decimal point. Output: 9,876

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