Question

Can a desktop .net library [Aforge.net] be used in a .Net CF 3.5 application? I agree that the CF is a subset and all… that certain functions etc will not work… but the error i am getting is baffling…

AForge.Imaging.Filters.ResizeBilinear resizeBilinear = new ResizeBilinear(240, 320); Bitmap new1 = resizeBilinear.Apply(new System.Drawing.Bitmap(10,10)); 

The Apply() expects a System.Drawing.Bitmap object, which is exactly what i am passing… But for some reason the app will not build. The error i get is as follows:

The type 'System.Drawing.Bitmap' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'.  The best overloaded method match for 'AForge.Imaging.Filters.FilterAnyToAnyNew.Apply(System.Drawing.Bitmap)' has some invalid arguments 

Is there something i am missing out on? I obviously have referenced the System.Drawing dll and have used it in my code. The Aforge.Net namespace doesnot redefine the Bitmap or something like that…

I am unable to understand why its not able to recognize that the passed object is indeed a Bitmap object…

please help…

Answer 1

No, you can’t use a desktop assembly under the CF at all. You can go the other way – full desktop assemblies can consume CF assemblies, but there’s no way to get a CF app to use a desktop assembly without recompiling it.