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Implementing Avery Monarch 9416XL printer into C# project

has anyone had any dealings with the above mentioned printer or one like it? I have been handed the task of introducing this printer into our c# project and am not sure where to start. I have created a sample .lbl file using Averys recommended software to get all of the dimensions correct. (Nicelabel SE)
the printer is connected to the PC via Network.
here is a Sample Image of the project that I am trying to create, I have spoken to one of the engineers at Monarch and he is helping me with creating a base file to send to the printer, and having some of the data as a variable.
ideally it would be good if I could launch a dos program which would handle this for me, but I seem to really be pulling at straws here.. I have seen the Zebra SDK, but im not sure if this printer is compatible.
Thanks.

I have spoken to the Guys from Avery and they built a template for me to use, and with a variable section in the code I was able to put in my own settings to get the required output.
To send the file to the printer I was able to use the LPR Service in windows using a batch file.

Creating .Net Wrappers for Windows API and COM DLLs

Let me start by saying that I don't know what I don't know at this point, so rather than specific answers, I'm also looking for better questions to ask, I think. My .Net/C# is solid enough, and my C/C++ is meh.
Lately, I'm finding that there are no libraries in the standard .Net framework to accomplish certain tasks, and while it's easy enough to download a third party library, I'd like to understand how to do it myself if one doesn't already exist.
In one recent case, I need to deal with MIDI in windows at a relatively low-level, and I accidentally found out that "winmm.dll" is the library I'll need to use by downloading a .net wrapper for MIDI and browsing through the source. I understand that I'll have to make a wrapper class and do the whole P/Invoke thing to make that happen.
The next thing I did was to search for documentation on the Windows API to figure out what was going on in the mystery box of "winmm.dll," and to my delight, there was a whole Windows SDK that I was able to download and read through. I went through the "getting started" section of "Windows Development" which covered some of the basics via C++. It talked a bit about COM, windows header files, and I know enough C++ to get the gist.
Now, I need help connecting the dots on a few issues:
1) The Windows SDK, so far, seems to suggest that I want to program to specific header files rather than the dlls themselves, but the .net wrappers I've found typically point to a specific .dll rather that a header file...
/// <summary>
/// Returns the number of MIDI input devices on this system.
/// </summary>
/// Win32 docs: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms711608(VS.85).aspx
[DllImport("winmm.dll", SetLastError = true)]
public static extern UInt32 midiInGetNumDevs();
I was under the impression that a header file and DLL needed to be in the same folder, but the windows SDK includes a folder with all the windows header files, and no DLLs (I'm guessing the registry comes into play here for mapping to specific libraries?)? How do those header files eventually get mapped to actual libraries, and why does it seem like I don't even need to deal with header files to create a .Net wrapper?
2) I can't seem to find documentation on winmm.dll, but I have found references to the functions I'll likely need in the "Windows API" list in the Windows SDK, and I'm pretty sure that the code for those functions are in winmm.dll. How do I find the documentation for the specific libraries I'll need to begin creating my wrapper? If I didn't know that I was going to need winmm.dll to access windows MIDI functionality, how could I have figured that out myself?
3) Some DLLs are COM, some are plain windows DLLs, some are .net DLLs... how can I tell the different going forward? It seems that creating wrappers for the former two would require a different approach.
4) There is no page on MSDN for "Winmm.dll" listing all of its API, and I assume there's a good and practical reason for that, but I'm not sure what it is? I'm used to .Net land where I can figure out what a library does and how to use it almost without effort.
Thanks in advance for any insights.

The bible on this is Adam Nathans excellent book '.Net and COM the complete interoperability guide'
Includes PInvoke and several audio-type examples

1) The windows API documentation includes the header, library, and dll file for each method/enum/etc. I just didn't scroll down far enough when I read through to notice this. A header file doesn't necessarily have to be in the same directory as the dll; its contents are simply copy/pasted into the .c file when the program is compiled. The part I was missing here was the linking stage of compilation which I read about here
2) The documentation was there--I just had to look for it a little bit harder.
3) How can I detect the type of a dll? (COM, .NET, WIN32)
4) The api for audio could theoretically span multiple dlls, so the best course of action is to find the API documentation, find the methods you want to wrap, then figure out what dlls those methods are in, and then import each of those DLLs.

Write/Read file in my iPhone app Shared File

I wrote an app on my iPhone. It's a more portable and smaller version of my pc software. I activated the File Sharing feature on my app so now I can transfer files through iTunes. But I want my pc software to be able to read or write files to that shared folder on my iPhone without having to do it manually through iTunes.
I have big constraints:
I can't use a Jailbroken iPhone/iPod/iPad
The vast majority of my customers don't have Internet access (It's a farm management software so even cellular are not available in some area)... :(
I heard there is a way using Manzana and MobileDevice.dll (itunesmobiledevice.dll). I don't really know how to use these dll. I tried to use Manzana a little but I can't access my folder since it's not a jailbroken iPhone.. Can someone help me with a little bit of code example?
Or is there other ways to make my iPhone app communicate with my C# application using the USB cable without internet access or Wifi?

mobiledevice.codeplex.com. This project should let you send and retrieve files from the phone

I'd suggest seeing if you can use the iTunes scripting interface. Add the COM reference iTunes 1.1 Type Library to a project and you can control many parts of itunes automatically. I can't find the documentation for it, but you can play around with the library and see if there is something to access the file sharing section.
Here's a decent introduction to using it:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/7723/Controlling-iTunes-through-COM

Problem with .DLL and Audio Library

I have a problem with different sound libraries...
I use Visual Studio.NET and C#
I have programmed a small simulator with ebedded sound and want to have a audio library which also has pause and volume control. So I tried SDL.NET and IrrKlang. Both are working, but I want to have the simulator as a "standalone" simulator so I have to embed the audio libraries to the simulator. I tried the testversion of smartassembly, but the SDL.NET library isn't fully integrated and with Irrklang, smartassembly said that there is nonmanaged code in the irrklang library and it aborts.
So I have multiple questions:
-Is there a simple audiolibrary which I can embed easily?
-Is there a, for example, .cs-file of an audio library so I don't have to embed a .dll?
-Can I change a .dll so I have mangaged code?
Thx
EDIT:
Errormessages with SmartAssembly:
SDL.NET:
Tao.NET.dll and SDLdotNET.dll can be embedded, but SDL.NET (The Core) is not a valid .COM-Library so it can't be embedded
IrrKlang:
-IrrLang.dll can be embedded, but after converting the program says that there is "non-managed" code in library so it can't be embedded.
What can I do??

Try nAudio: http://naudio.codeplex.com/, you will have full source code.
But that's a library like others.
Or maybe try to edit your question and add error messages you get

Ok, got it finally to work :)
I used the irrklang.dll but I had chosen the "Depencies Merging"-Option in {smartassembly} instead of the "Depencies EMBEDDING"-Option
Now it works perfectly :)
Thx Pierre that you wanted to help me :)
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How to identify the storagecard removed notification of smartphone devices

I am using windows mobile device, i want to know how to get notification if the storage card is removed from the device.I have DLL it has all the imported methods which send messages if the card is added or removed, but this case works fine if the DLL is in the device memory.If the application is installed in storage card, then DLL will be in Card as soon as card removed,the DLL goes out and i will not get any information from the phone that card removed or some thing like that.i am developing application in c#.DLL code is in C++, its quite tough to port it to C#,i tried to make DLL as .lib and use in c# project,but in c# we cant use .lib files also.that is the problem. we cant load DLL to main memory like .exe file.. so i m in trouble.. can any one let me know how to come up with this.
Thanks

As I understand you're question, you're asking: How can you be notified that a storage card has been removed by a program running on the storage card?
You can't. - Once the card is removed the programs on it can't run.
If that's not you're actual question can you try rewording.