PrinterCE.NetCF SDK v1.2.5.5 (what's new)
Download & Installation
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Follow steps 1 and 2, then go to "Getting Started" section for C# or VB.Net below. NOTE: PrinterCE.NetCF requires BOTH PrinterCE.NetCF.dll AND PrCE_NetCF.dll (see 1 and 2) copied to your app's folder or \Windows folder on your device.

1. Download the two PrinterCE.NetCF DLLs (see download instructions above). Copy both to your app's working folder or \Windows folder on your supported device.
2. Start Microsoft's Visual Studio .Net
3. Open/Create your C# "Smart Device" enabled application.
4. In Solution Explorer for your app, right click References and "Add Reference".
5. In "Add Reference" dialog, click Browse. Navigate to PrinterCE.NetCF.dll. Select and click Open.
6. You should now see this added to the "Selected Components" list in the "Add Reference" dialog. Click OK to add the reference to PrinterCE.NetCF. If you see a message box starting "The reference PrinterCE.NetCF.dll may or may not be valid for the active platform...", click OK and continue.
7. In the "Using" namespace section at the start of your app's code, add:
     using FieldSoftware.PrinterCE_NetCF;
8. Add your PrinterCE.NetCF-related code.

Example: below is a "Hello World" example. This uses "try-catch" exception handling to detect problems in the printing process. The "finally" clause guarantees that PrinterCE's "shutdown" method is called to free resources. You can disable PrinterCE.NetCF exception handling and use StatusCheck to determine errors with the appropriate PrinterCE constructor - visit here for more info.

private void HelloWorld_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
  PrinterCE prce = null;
  try
  {
    //Create instance of PrinterCE class and pass developer's license key
    prce = new PrinterCE("YOURLICENSEKEY"); //No License Key for evaluation
    prce.SelectPrinter(true);
    prce.DrawText("Hello World"); //Print "Hello World" on page
    prce.EndDoc();                //Done with this page - print it
  }
  catch (PrinterCEException exc) {
    if (prce!=null)
    {
      prce.ShutDown(); //Done - free PrinterCE resources
    }
    prce=null;
    MessageBox.Show("PrinterCE Exception","Exception");
  }
  finally  //Need to always call ShutDown()
  {
    if (prce!=null)
    {
      prce.ShutDown(); //Done - free PrinterCE resources
    }
    prce=null;
  }
}

1. Download the two PrinterCE.NetCF DLLs (see download instructions above). Copy both to your app's working folder or \Windows folder on your supported device.
2. Start Microsoft's Visual Studio .Net
3. Open/Create your VB.Net "Smart Device" enabled application.
4. In Solution Explorer for your app, right click References and "Add Reference".
5. In "Add Reference" dialog, click Browse. Navigate to PrinterCE.NetCF.dll. Select and click Open.
6. You should now see this added to the "Selected Components" list in the "Add Reference" dialog. Click OK to add the reference to PrinterCE.NetCF. If you see a message box starting "The reference PrinterCE.NetCF.dll may or may not be valid for the active platform...", click OK and continue.
7. In the "Imports" namespace section at the start of your app's code, add:
     Imports FieldSoftware.PrinterCE_NetCF
8. Add your PrinterCE.NetCF-related code.

Example: below is a "Hello World" example. This uses "try-catch" exception handling to detect problems in the printing process. The "finally" clause guarantees that PrinterCE's "shutdown" method is called to free resources. You can disable PrinterCE.NetCF exception handling and use StatusCheck to determine errors with the appropriate PrinterCE constructor - visit here for more info.