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Disclaimer: I'm very new to the world of POS programming.

I need to do some programming of a Vx670 POS, and I would like to use C# to that end. After some goggling, I've found that there are generic converters from C# to C/C++, but since the POS architecture is rather limited, and the OS is a bit peculiar, I'm not sure that is a good path to follow.

So, I would like to know whether someone here, with experience in this endeavor, could shed some light on the matter for me.

Thanks in advance.

David
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    Could MS POS.NET have support for it? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms828083(v=winembedded.10).aspx – kenny Mar 08 '14 at 21:20
  • Do you have an actual programming question? – Peter M Mar 08 '14 at 21:33
  • @PeterM: what would you say this question is about? History of Art? – Bruno Unna Mar 09 '14 at 22:13
  • @kenny: in a forum in MS they say POS.NET is a framework to build the services to which the POS terminals connect to. This is consistent with what the page you've referred to: _The class library provides .NET applications with a simple and consistent interface for communicating with Point of Service (POS) peripheral devices, such as bar code scanners, magnetic card readers, receipt printers, and so on._ – Bruno Unna Mar 09 '14 at 22:18
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    @BrunoUnna not sure if you're asking anything, but it provides wrappers to handle a lot of similar POS devices in the same way. I imagine your Vx670 is handled by the category it fits into. How your POS app works is your value add, the framework fills in support for lots of hardware. – kenny Mar 09 '14 at 22:26
  • @BrunoUnna I refer you to http://stackoverflow.com/help/on-topic and then we can talk about your penchant for non-sequiturs – Peter M Mar 09 '14 at 22:29
  • @PeterM Very enlightening, thank you! From your referenced page: _We feel the best Stack Overflow questions have a bit of source code in them, but if your question generally covers… a specific programming problem a software algorithm software tools commonly used by programmers practical, answerable problems that are unique to software development … then you’re in the right place to ask your question!_ The question is clearly programming related. Can a Vx670 be programmed in C#, or not? Not a non-sequitur: Do you know the answer, or not? – Bruno Unna Mar 10 '14 at 09:13
  • @kenny Thank you, but it seems (http://bit.ly/1lNvdmr) that POS for .NET is useful if you are creating your own POS, and intend to use attached peripherals. If your POS intelligence resides in a rather ordinary PC. But the problem at hand is different: I already have the POS, the ARM processor, the OS (Verix). – Bruno Unna Mar 10 '14 at 09:17

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The short answer is no, to write software for Vx670 you will need the verifone Verix V development kit from Verifone. Then as long as converting code from C# to C++ and us there, depend on the natural of the code and if it depend on any specific hardware/software which may or may not be available on the Vx670.

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  • I would like to point out, however, that you can use Visual Studio via MS Build, so you can at least keep your IDE. – David Apr 30 '15 at 21:44