Getting location in Windows 8 desktop apps
c#, desktop-application, windows-8
Solution
To fix your error you have to reference to the link that Bart gave in one of the question's comments.
You might need to add a reference to System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.dll as well if you are using mapped types like Windows Runtime event handlers:
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That assembly resides in C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework.NETCore\v4.5
I recently found a "solution" for a similar question: C# desktop application doesn't share my physical location. Maybe you might be interested by my approach: https://stackoverflow.com/a/14645837/674700.
It's more like a workaround and it's not targeting Windows 8, but it works in the end.
Problem
I am a total beginner at C#, but I have used Java a lot. I am trying to use the following code in my app to get location data. I am making a Windows 8 desktop app to use the GPS sensor in my device: ``` using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; using Windows.Devices.Sensors; using Windows.Devices.Geolocation; using Windows.Devices.Geolocation.Geoposition; using Windows.Foundation; namespace Hello_Location { public partial class Form1 : { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); } async private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { Geolocator loc = new Geolocator(); try { loc.DesiredAccuracy = PositionAccuracy.High; Geoposition pos = await loc.GetGeopositionAsync(); var lat = pos.Coordinate.Latitude; var lang = pos.Coordinate.Longitude; Console.WriteLine(lat+ " " +lang); } catch (System.UnauthorizedAccessException) { // handle error } } private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { } } } ``` I get this error: 'await' requires that the type 'Windows.Foundation.IAsyncOperation' have a suitable GetAwaiter method. Are you missing a using directive for 'System'? C:\Users\clidy\documents\visual studio 2012\Projects\Hello-Location\Hello-Location\Form1.cs How can I fix this? Also it will be very useful if you can point me to some resources for C# location and the sensor API for windows desktop apps. Upon googling, I am only getting Windows RT APIs.