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Trouble Enumerating BLE devices in Win32 Desktop Application Using UWP APIs

I am trying to add BLE functionality into a classic (WinForms?) C# desktop application, and have added references (Windows.winmd and System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime) to allow me to access the new BLE API recently introduced by Microsoft for Windows 10 UWP applications. I need to create a classic desktop application, as I need to use an older driver device wrapper (teVirtualMIDI) and want to create a .exe, not an app package.
I am referencing the aformentioned libraries from the following locations...
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\Facade\Windows.WinMD
C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework.NETCore\v4.5\System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework.NETCore\v4.5\System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.UI.Xaml.dll
At this point, I simply want to be able to view connected services and characteristics in the debug output window, as is done in this blog post...
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/cdndevs/2017/04/28/uwp-working-with-bluetooth-devices-part-1/
It seems that I am getting errors because the BLE API needs to perform async operations, but I am honestly at a loss. The code I have written so far is included below. Essentially, I am receiving errors when trying to call the "GetGattServicesAsync()" method, as Visual Studio says that class "BluetoothLEDevice" does not contain such a definition. That method is included in the online documentation though, and I am wondering why I am not able to access it.
I hope I have given sufficient information, and any help in solving this problem will be more than appreciated. Thank you all for all the helpful advice you give!
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using Windows.Devices.Bluetooth;
using Windows.Devices.Midi;
using Windows.Devices.Bluetooth.Advertisement;
using Windows.Devices.Bluetooth.GenericAttributeProfile;
using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
using Windows.Storage.Streams;
using Windows.UI.Core;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
namespace BDBMidiClient
{
public class BLEHandlingDiscovery : Page
{
//private ObservableCollection<BluetoothLEAttributeDisplay> ServiceCollection = new ObservableCollection<BluetoothLEAttributeDisplay>();
//private ObservableCollection<BluetoothLEAttributeDisplay> CharacteristicCollection = new ObservableCollection<BluetoothLEAttributeDisplay>();
public ObservableCollection<BluetoothLEDeviceDisplay> KnownDevices = new ObservableCollection<BluetoothLEDeviceDisplay>();
//private List<DeviceInformation> UnknownDevices = new List<DeviceInformation>();
//private DeviceWatcher deviceWatcher;
//private BluetoothLEDevice bluetoothLeDevice = null;
//private GattCharacteristic selectedCharacteristic;
private void StartBLEDeviceWatcher()
{
string[] requestedProperties = { "System.Devices.Aep.DeviceAddress", "System.Devices.Aep.IsConnected" };
DeviceWatcher deviceWatcher =
DeviceInformation.CreateWatcher(
BluetoothLEDevice.GetDeviceSelectorFromPairingState(false),
requestedProperties,
DeviceInformationKind.AssociationEndpoint);
/*
DeviceWatcher deviceWatcher =
DeviceInformation.CreateWatcher(
"System.ItemNameDisplay:~~\"BDB\"",
requestedProperties,
DeviceInformationKind.AssociationEndpoint);*/
deviceWatcher.Added += DeviceWatcher_Added;
deviceWatcher.Updated += DeviceWatcher_Updated;
deviceWatcher.Removed += DeviceWatcher_Removed;
deviceWatcher.Start();
//Debug.WriteLine(requestedProperties);
}
private async void DeviceWatcher_Added(DeviceWatcher sender, DeviceInformation deviceInfo)
{
Guid gattService = new Guid();
var device = await BluetoothLEDevice.FromIdAsync(deviceInfo.Id);
var services=await device.GetGattServicesAsync();
foreach (var service in services.Services)
{
Debug.WriteLine($"Service: {service.Uuid}");
var characteristics = await service.GetCharacteristicsAsync();
foreach (var character in characteristics.Characteristics)
{
Debug.WriteLine($"Characteristic: {character.Uuid}");
}
}
}
private void DeviceWatcher_Updated(DeviceWatcher sender, DeviceInformationUpdate deviceInfoUpdate)
{
}
private void DeviceWatcher_Removed(DeviceWatcher sender, DeviceInformationUpdate deviceInfoUpdate)
{
}
async void ConnectToBLEDevice(DeviceInformation deviceInformation)
{
BluetoothLEDevice bluetoothLeDevice = await BluetoothLEDevice.FromIdAsync("BDB");
}
private BluetoothLEDeviceDisplay FindBluetoothLEDeviceDisplay(string id)
{
foreach (BluetoothLEDeviceDisplay bleDeviceDisplay in KnownDevices)
{
if (bleDeviceDisplay.Id == id)
{
return bleDeviceDisplay;
}
}
return null;
}
}

The doc says the API belongs to "Windows 10 Creators Update (introduced v10.0.15063.0)". So please try to add the one from "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\10.0.15063.0\Windows.winmd"
Here is the result from my project
You can see my code works well.

Capturing Image in Windows Service c#

I need to create an Windows Service that will capture images from camera. After serching the internet, i do not find any similar project. I decided to use Aforge.net but got stuck in how to capture image because the Bitmap is not supported in windows Service.
here is my code so far:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Deployment;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using AForge.Video;
using AForge.Video.DirectShow;
using AForge.Imaging;
namespace PCSecurityCamera
{
partial class PCSecurityCamera : ServiceBase
{
System.Timers.Timer timeDelay;
string pixDrive = "", journalLoc = "", txnDate = "", txnTime = "", txnDate1 = "";
int retVal, timeFrame = 0, count = 0, txn_count = 0, retention = 0;
string picdirectory;
int i = 0;
string[] availableCameras = new string[5];
private FilterInfoCollection VideoCaptureDevices; //stores all available camera
private VideoCaptureDevice FinalVideoSource; //stores camera to be used
public PCSecurityCamera()
{
InitializeComponent();
timeDelay = new System.Timers.Timer();
timeDelay.Elapsed += new System.Timers.ElapsedEventHandler(WorkProcess);
}
public void WorkProcess(object sender, System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
}
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
// TODO: Add code here to start your service.
LogService("PCSecuritycamera Service is Started");
try
{
int camCount = 0;
Array.Clear(availableCameras,0,availableCameras.Length);
VideoCaptureDevices = new FilterInfoCollection(FilterCategory.VideoInputDevice);
foreach(FilterInfo VideoCaptureDevice in VideoCaptureDevices)
{
availableCameras[camCount] = VideoCaptureDevice.Name.ToString();
LogService(availableCameras[camCount]);
camCount++;
}
if (availableCameras[0] == "")
{
LogService("No Available Camera");
}
else
{
FinalVideoSource = new VideoCaptureDevice(VideoCaptureDevices[0].MonikerString);
LogService("Camera Selected: " + FinalVideoSource.ToString());
FinalVideoSource.NewFrame +=FinalVideoSource_NewFrame;
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
LogService(e.ToString());
}
timeDelay.Enabled = true;
}
private void FinalVideoSource_NewFrame(object sender, NewFrameEventArgs eventArgs)
{
}
protected override void OnStop()
{
// TODO: Add code here to perform any tear-down necessary to stop your service.
LogService("Service Stoped");
timeDelay.Enabled = false;
}
private void LogService(string content)
{
FileStream fs = new FileStream(#"C:\Users\talatj\Desktop\Me\ServiceLog.txt", FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write);
StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(fs);
sw.BaseStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.End);
sw.WriteLine(content);
sw.Flush();
sw.Close();
}
}
}
my problem is how to capture the image in windows service.
Please help

System.Drawing Namespace
Classes within the System.Drawing namespace are not supported for use
within a Windows or ASP.NET service. Attempting to use these classes
from within one of these application types may produce unexpected
problems, such as diminished service performance and run-time
exceptions. For a supported alternative, see Windows Imaging
Components.
GDI+
GDI+ functions and classes are not supported for use within a Windows
service. Attempting to use these functions and classes from a Windows
service may produce unexpected problems, such as diminished service
performance and run-time exceptions or errors
HOWEVER!
System.Drawing does work in Services, it's just not supported. There can be issues with high load (running out of unmanaged resources), memory or resource leaks (badly implemented or called dispose patterns)
My suspicions is you have just not referenced the System.Drawing.dll
Note : You will just have to be wary and do this on a trial and error basis, though IMO saving bitmaps should be fine

System.UnauthorizedAccessException C# Windows 10 Phone Emulator

I know there is a bunch of threads on seemingly the same issue but I cannot for the life of me figure this out after 3 hours so I really need some help.
I understand that I am getting this error because the system does not have access to the file. I have tried setting permissions to full and a few other code snippets to solve my issue but none have worked.
This is a windows 10 app using Xaramin,
I am trying to populate a listbox with contact from an XML file. I have the list box itemsSource set to "Data Context" and path "myList". The XML build action is set to "Content" and the Copy to Output Directory Set to "Copy Always".
I have attempted to follow the tutorial from my course from the beginner 3 times and always get the same error.
Here is the error I am getting
Below is the entire code on the page.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Input;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using Windows.Storage;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
// The Blank Page item template is documented at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=402352&clcid=0x409
namespace ContactsApp
{
/// <summary>
/// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
/// </summary>
public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
{
string TEMPFILEPATH = "";
string TARGETFILEPATH = "";
private ObservableCollection<string> lstd = new ObservableCollection<string>();
public ObservableCollection<string> myList { get { return lstd; } }
public MainPage()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
}
private void Grid_Loading(FrameworkElement sender, object args)
{
Windows.ApplicationModel.Package package = Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.Current;
StorageFolder installedLocation = package.InstalledLocation;
StorageFolder targetLocation = ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder;
TEMPFILEPATH = installedLocation.Path.ToString() + "\\Contacts.xml";
TARGETFILEPATH = targetLocation.Path.ToString() + "\\Contacts.xml";
File.Move(TEMPFILEPATH, TARGETFILEPATH);
loadContacts();
}
private void loadContacts()
{
XmlReader xmlReader = XmlReader.Create(TARGETFILEPATH);
while (xmlReader.Read())
{
if (xmlReader.Name.Equals("ID") && (xmlReader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element))
{
lstd.Add(xmlReader.ReadElementContentAsString());
}
}
DataContext = this;
xmlReader.Dispose();
}
}
}
I will be eternally grateful for any help regarding the matter. :)

You should not try to access restricted paths in constrained environments (like Windows Phone).
Instead, if you really need to embed this file with your application, change the build action to Embedded Resource and to Do not copy for your xml file, and then retrieve the resource inside your code as an Embedded Resource:
public void LoadContacts()
{
const string fileName = "Contacts.xml";
var assembly = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
var path = assembly.GetManifestResourceNames()
.FirstOrDefault(n => n.EndsWith(fileName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
if(path == null)
throw new Exception("File not found");
using (var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(path))
using (var reader = XmlReader.Create(stream))
{
while (reader.Read())
{
if (reader.Name.Equals("ID") && (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element))
{
lstd.Add(reader.ReadElementContentAsString());
}
}
}
DataContext = this; // better to move this inside the constructor
}

Print a ReportViewer Without Preview

I'm using Visual Studio 2010 C# Windows Forms Application + MySql
I have a Report Viewer that is working 100% . The reportviewer is filled with data of my database, it shows up I click on the button to print and it prints... BUT, my client does not want to click on this button, he wants to print automatically. When I Call the ReportViewer it print by itself without need to click on a button to do that. Could anyone tell me how I do that ?
I tryed reportviewer1.print and the PrintDocument from the toolbox. But I do not know how to use these correctly.
Thanks the attention !

I had just the same issue this is the code i use and works like a charm!
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace NewLabelPrinter
{
/// <summary>
/// The ReportPrintDocument will print all of the pages of a ServerReport or LocalReport.
/// The pages are rendered when the print document is constructed. Once constructed,
/// call Print() on this class to begin printing.
/// </summary>
class AutoPrintCls : PrintDocument
{
private PageSettings m_pageSettings;
private int m_currentPage;
private List<Stream> m_pages = new List<Stream>();
public AutoPrintCls(ServerReport serverReport)
: this((Report)serverReport)
{
RenderAllServerReportPages(serverReport);
}
public AutoPrintCls(LocalReport localReport)
: this((Report)localReport)
{
RenderAllLocalReportPages(localReport);
}
private AutoPrintCls(Report report)
{
// Set the page settings to the default defined in the report
ReportPageSettings reportPageSettings = report.GetDefaultPageSettings();
// The page settings object will use the default printer unless
// PageSettings.PrinterSettings is changed. This assumes there
// is a default printer.
m_pageSettings = new PageSettings();
m_pageSettings.PaperSize = reportPageSettings.PaperSize;
m_pageSettings.Margins = reportPageSettings.Margins;
}
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
base.Dispose(disposing);
if (disposing)
{
foreach (Stream s in m_pages)
{
s.Dispose();
}
m_pages.Clear();
}
}
protected override void OnBeginPrint(PrintEventArgs e)
{
base.OnBeginPrint(e);
m_currentPage = 0;
}
protected override void OnPrintPage(PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
base.OnPrintPage(e);
Stream pageToPrint = m_pages[m_currentPage];
pageToPrint.Position = 0;
// Load each page into a Metafile to draw it.
using (Metafile pageMetaFile = new Metafile(pageToPrint))
{
Rectangle adjustedRect = new Rectangle(
e.PageBounds.Left - (int)e.PageSettings.HardMarginX,
e.PageBounds.Top - (int)e.PageSettings.HardMarginY,
e.PageBounds.Width,
e.PageBounds.Height);
// Draw a white background for the report
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, adjustedRect);
// Draw the report content
e.Graphics.DrawImage(pageMetaFile, adjustedRect);
// Prepare for next page. Make sure we haven't hit the end.
m_currentPage++;
e.HasMorePages = m_currentPage < m_pages.Count;
}
}
protected override void OnQueryPageSettings(QueryPageSettingsEventArgs e)
{
e.PageSettings = (PageSettings)m_pageSettings.Clone();
}
private void RenderAllServerReportPages(ServerReport serverReport)
{
try
{
string deviceInfo = CreateEMFDeviceInfo();
// Generating Image renderer pages one at a time can be expensive. In order
// to generate page 2, the server would need to recalculate page 1 and throw it
// away. Using PersistStreams causes the server to generate all the pages in
// the background but return as soon as page 1 is complete.
NameValueCollection firstPageParameters = new NameValueCollection();
firstPageParameters.Add("rs:PersistStreams", "True");
// GetNextStream returns the next page in the sequence from the background process
// started by PersistStreams.
NameValueCollection nonFirstPageParameters = new NameValueCollection();
nonFirstPageParameters.Add("rs:GetNextStream", "True");
string mimeType;
string fileExtension;
Stream pageStream = serverReport.Render("IMAGE", deviceInfo, firstPageParameters, out mimeType, out fileExtension);
// The server returns an empty stream when moving beyond the last page.
while (pageStream.Length > 0)
{
m_pages.Add(pageStream);
pageStream = serverReport.Render("IMAGE", deviceInfo, nonFirstPageParameters, out mimeType, out fileExtension);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show("possible missing information :: " + e);
}
}
private void RenderAllLocalReportPages(LocalReport localReport)
{
try
{
string deviceInfo = CreateEMFDeviceInfo();
Warning[] warnings;
localReport.Render("IMAGE", deviceInfo, LocalReportCreateStreamCallback, out warnings);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show("error :: " + e);
}
}
private Stream LocalReportCreateStreamCallback(
string name,
string extension,
Encoding encoding,
string mimeType,
bool willSeek)
{
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
m_pages.Add(stream);
return stream;
}
private string CreateEMFDeviceInfo()
{
PaperSize paperSize = m_pageSettings.PaperSize;
Margins margins = m_pageSettings.Margins;
// The device info string defines the page range to print as well as the size of the page.
// A start and end page of 0 means generate all pages.
return string.Format(
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
"<DeviceInfo><OutputFormat>emf</OutputFormat><StartPage>0</StartPage><EndPage>0</EndPage><MarginTop>{0}</MarginTop><MarginLeft>{1}</MarginLeft><MarginRight>{2}</MarginRight><MarginBottom>{3}</MarginBottom><PageHeight>{4}</PageHeight><PageWidth>{5}</PageWidth></DeviceInfo>",
ToInches(margins.Top),
ToInches(margins.Left),
ToInches(margins.Right),
ToInches(margins.Bottom),
ToInches(paperSize.Height),
ToInches(paperSize.Width));
}
private static string ToInches(int hundrethsOfInch)
{
double inches = hundrethsOfInch / 100.0;
return inches.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + "in";
}
}
}
This class has the set up perfect for what you need then all you need to do is:
private void AutoPrint()
{
AutoPrintCls autoprintme = new AutoPrintCls(reportViewer1.LocalReport);
autoprintme.Print();
}
and hey presto it prints. Just attach this to A method in your code(maybe after the report Loads.) and your setup nicely!
option: (not tested)
As spotted this prints out to the default printer, to change the printer you could do the following:
if (printDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
m_pageSettings .PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printDialog.PrinterSettings.PrinterName;
}
not tested though as i no longer have any source code to test this out

If my Crystal Report answer doesn't work for you, you can also try this page. Again, I haven't tested it, and can't be sure that it works, but it looks like an entirely different approach which might work. If not, then I'm not going to be any help, unfortunately.

This is how we do it with Crystal Reports.
ReportDocument rd = new ReportDocument();
// Insert code to run the report here
// This gets the user's default printer to print to.
PrintDialog prt = new PrintDialog();
rd.PrintOptions.PrinterName = prt.PrinterSettings.PrinterName;
// This does the printing.
rd.PrintToPrinter(copies, true, 1, 1000);
I think the equivalent to PrintOptions.PrinterName for you would be ReportViewer.PrinterSettings, but I suspect what you really need is the equivalent to PrintToPrinter(), which I don't see in my brief look.

Geolocation.CivicAddress.City returns empty win8 metro app

I want to create a simple app that shows me the city of the current application.
When I tried the code that I will paste below it returns empty for city, and it returns for country =US, but I live in Belgium.
According to this link
It says:
The location services provides access to location functionality, such as cell triangulations, WiFi (through IP address), and GPS. Also great many modern devices supports resolving location in some way from mentioned before, application must handle the case where location services cannot resolve the location or user has disabled location services from the Control Panel.
My Laptop does not have GPS, but with the IP, it should know the city and country.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Input;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
using Windows.Devices.Geolocation;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
// The Blank Page item template is documented at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=234238
namespace AlarmPro
{
/// <summary>
/// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
/// </summary>
public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
{
public MainPage()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
//InitializeLocationServices();
}
/// <summary>
/// Invoked when this page is about to be displayed in a Frame.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="e">Event data that describes how this page was reached. The Parameter
/// property is typically used to configure the page.</param>
protected async override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
{
TextBlock txt = new TextBlock();
var location = await InitializeLocationServices();
txt.Text = location;
Grid.SetRow(txt, 0);
Grid.SetColumn(txt, 1);
}
private async Task<string> InitializeLocationServices()
{
//Initialize geolocator object
Geolocator geoLocator = new Geolocator();
try
{
//Try resolve the current location
var position = await geoLocator.GetGeopositionAsync();
if (position !=null)
{
string city = position.CivicAddress.City;
string country = position.CivicAddress.Country;
string state = position.CivicAddress.State;
string zip = position.CivicAddress.PostalCode;
string msg = "I am located in " + country;
if (city.Length > 0)
msg += ", city of " + city;
if (state.Length > 0)
msg += ", " + state;
if (zip.Length > 0)
msg += " near zip code " + zip;
return msg;
}
return string.Empty;
}
catch (Exception)
{
//Nothing to do - no GPS signal or some timeout occured.n .
return string.Empty;
}
}
}
}

Fairly certain you'll need to wait for the Geolocator to actually get a position.
The naive way would be to just keep trying in a while loop to see if there's a new update.
You'll want to probably want to attach to the PositionChanged event handler and wait for that to tell you that you have new updates.
Here's some info and code examples straight from the source.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br225534.aspx
I do believe there's also some accuracy (DesiredAccuracy property) settings in there, perhaps that could be useful as well in making it be a bit more specific.