Get IMEI in device application in c# dotnet

Question

I'm developing device application in c# dotnet. I want to know how to get IMEI in c# dotnet. Please help.

Kirtan Patel · Answer

you can do it like below First Download TAPI From here http://www.alexfeinman.com/download.asp?doc=tapi1.1.zip add reference to it .. Then code it like below span { font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; } .sc0 { } .sc2 { color: #008000; } .sc4 { color: #FF8000; } .sc5 { font-weight: bold; color: #0000FF; } .sc6 { color: #808080; } .sc10 { font-weight: bold; color: #000080; } .sc11 { } .sc16 { color: #8000FF; } [ DllImport ( "cellcore.dll" )] internal static extern int lineGetGeneralInfo ( IntPtr hLine , byte [] bCache ); // code to get IMEI private void getIMEIInfo () { string IMEI ; Tapi t = new Tapi (); t . Initialize (); Line _line = t . CreateLine ( 0 , LINEMEDIAMODE . INTERACTIVEVOICE , LINECALLPRIVILEGE . MONITOR ); byte [] buffer = new byte [ 512 ]; //write size BitConverter . GetBytes ( 512 ). CopyTo ( buffer , 0 ); if ( lineGetGeneralInfo ( _line . hLine , buffer ) != 0 ) { throw new System . ComponentModel . Win32Exception ( System . Runtime . InteropServices . Marshal . GetLastWin32Error (), "TAPI Error: " + System . Runtime . InteropServices . Marshal . GetLastWin32Error (). ToString ( "X" )); } int serialsize = BitConverter . ToInt32 ( buffer , 36 ); int serialoffset = BitConverter . ToInt32 ( buffer , 40 ); IMEI = System . Text . Encoding . Unicode . GetString ( buffer , serialoffset , serialsize ); IMEI = IMEI . Substring ( 0 , IMEI . IndexOf ( Convert . ToChar ( 0 ))); AppSettings . SetIMEI ( IMEI ); _line . Dispose (); t . Shutdown (); }

subhajit saha · Answer

Sir, You Link is not working [ http://www.alexfeinman.com/download.asp?doc=tapi1.1.zip ]. can you help me in another way. My self subhajit saha , email: sahasubhajit66@gmail.com

iAir_Infinet infocom · Answer

http://www.alexfeinman.com/download.asp?doc=tapi1.1.zip dear sir the ablove link is not working i am not able to downoload this file

Ankit Kumar · Answer

http://www.alexfeinman.com/download.asp?doc=tapi1.1.zip Sir, above link not working. Plz help. If you have any othe other download link plz share.

vikas zode · Answer

sir, we have to create web api for android apps. to transerfer audio/ video file ..but i try to access imei number for particuler cell phone .. please help me

pruthvireddy dumpa v · Answer

Hie.... did it work?? for u

Rashmita Shrestha · Answer

Thanks a lot. It was a great help

pruthvireddy dumpa v · Answer

Hie... thanks for post but i want this same in windows phone development Xaml & c#, will u please help me...

Sam Hobbs · Answer

The problem causing that error is not what this thread is about; it is a different problem. Therefore a new thread should be created for the problem.

ria vlasveld · Answer

Did you find the solution for this error ( Error is: Type 'OpenNETCF.TAPi.LINEINITIALIZEEXPARAMS' cannot be marshaled as an unmanaged structure; no meaningful size or offset can be computed) I'm getting it too. Hope anyone can help me

Hrishi Shinde · Answer

Hey Kiran!! thanx for the code, but after I comment the line // AppSetting.SetIMEI(IMEI); I get another error in File TapiLib/Tapi.cs File in following function: public class LINEINITIALIZEXPARAMS() { //Error after this line this.hEvent=hEvent; } Error is: Type 'OpenNETCF.TAPi.LINEINITIALIZEEXPARAMS' cannot be marshaled as an unmanaged structure; no meaningful size or offset can be computed Can you help me out because I have really seen such kind of error before.

srinivas villa · Answer

hi my name is srinivas.i am trying toget imei number in windows phone7 using visuaL studio 2010.but the Tapi class doesnot work in that.plz tell me how to find IMSI - MSISDN - IMEI - Device software version . ICCID - OS Codename - application build time these details

Sam Hobbs · Answer

Note that this thread is nearly ten months old.

mith smile · Answer

Hi, i send you an application on your mail id while you run this app it throw an exception forget about that its a data base error if you have any query tell me

Neeraj Pandey · Answer

r u developing pocket or Windows Device....

Rashmita Shrestha · Answer

after adding the namespace, i'm getting an error "The name 'AppSettings' does not exist in the current context ". Plz help

Kirtan Patel · Answer

you need to add using Statements at top of code using OpenNETCF.Tapi; using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

Rashmita Shrestha · Answer

Dear Kirtan, Thank you so much for the response. I downloaded Tapi from the given link. Then i copied the given code in a new project where i added TapiLib.dll as a reference. But while compiling i got an error 'Type or namespace Tapi could not be found, are u missing using a directive or an assembly reference'. Plz help..

Get IMEI in device application in c# dotnet

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