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c#windows-phone-8.1nugetzxing

Can't add 'ZXing 2.1.1' to windows phone 8.1

I'm new to .NET developent, I'm trying to create a Windows phone 8.1 app to read a qr code using ZXing.net but when I try to install the package by right click in references and going to Manage NuGet packeges, I'm getting the error:

Could not install package 'ZXing 2.1.1'. You are trying to install this package into a project that targets 'WindowsPhoneApp,Version=v8.1', but the package does not contain any assembly references or content files that are compatible with that framework. For more information, contact the package author.

I read in another post that I have to unlock a DLL but I don't know where is the DLL.

Thanks

Solution

  • The ZXing NuGet package does not support Windows Phone it only contains an assembly for the full .NET framework.

    Try the ZXing.Net NuGet package instead. This NuGet package supports Windows Phone projects that have a target framework of WindowsPhoneApp.