what do I do with an SDK?

[Guest]

I've downloaded the Adobe Acrobat SDK, but don't know what to do with it. I
have
Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition installed and I'm trying to make an Acrobat
plug-in.

Thanks!

 

[Mark Salsbery [MVP]]

Most SDKs come with the documentation and tools necessary for development.


Mark

 

[Guest]

Being somewhat new to this I might need more explanation.

When you say they have tools necessary for development does that mean I
don't need to use Visual C++ 2005 Express edition at all, or they have
sufficient documentation to show me how to use them?

 

[Mark Salsbery [MVP]]

Being somewhat new to this I might need more explanation.

When you say they have tools necessary for development does that mean I
don't need to use Visual C++ 2005 Express edition at all, or they have
sufficient documentation to show me how to use them?

That depends on the SDK. Most SDKs I've used include

1) documentation on using any included code, libraries, etc. and setting up
a build environment
2) Any source, object, and/or binary code necessary for development.

I've never used the Acrobat SDK specifically..I'd say a great place to start
is the included documentation

Mark

 

[Guest]

The good thing about Adobe is they have a lot of good documentation.

The bad thing... They have A LOT of documentation.

I was afraid of that answer, but I guess I'll just start reading!

 

[Frank Hickman]

Being somewhat new to this I might need more explanation.

When you say they have tools necessary for development does that mean I
don't need to use Visual C++ 2005 Express edition at all, or they have
sufficient documentation to show me how to use them?

Most SDKs, come with at least some documentation and sample applications
that show how to setup and use them. You will find that there are a lot of
ppl here that will answer questions about general problems and some that
will want questions about specific problems. But if it is obvious that the
solution can be found within the product documentation and somewhat obvious
that the individual has not read it, well the answers can seem to be
somewhat...

Yes, you will need some development platform to use most SDKs. I personally
have never seen an SDK that came with it's own development environment.

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[Guest]

Thanks Frank. I figured it had to be done inside an IDE, but wasn't sure.

 

[William DePalo [MVP VC++]]

I've downloaded the Adobe Acrobat SDK, but don't know
what to do with it. I have Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
installed and I'm trying to make an Acrobat plug-in.

I sense you may be new to our little "club".

If not please excure the intteruption.

If so, I'd like to point out that that "plug-in" may just well be a DLL
(dynamically linked library) and that out of the box the Express Edition
doesn't know how to build DLLs (or Win32 applications either, BTW). It was
intended for "console" (aka character mode) applications and .Net class
libraries and WinForms application.

FWIW, I have a video here

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/visualc/bb649497.aspx

whose introduction walks you through configuring the IDE so that it can
build a DLL.

And in this one, I show what is generally required to install an SDK using
Direct/X as an example

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/visualc/bb629430.aspx

Regards,
Will
www.ivrforbeginners.com

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the welcome into the "club". I've been dabbling in code for a
few years now, but have recently dived in.

I had suspected that the express versions wouldn't be able to handle
creating what I am looking for, but being so new with this platform I wasn't
sure. Thank you for the links and the answers. Great beginning steps.

 

[William DePalo [MVP VC++]]

I had suspected that the express versions wouldn't be able to handle
creating what I am looking for, but being so new with this platform I
wasn't
sure.

If it's a DLL plugin then the 2005 edition needs some tweaks. The 2008 (aka
Orcas) edition will do it from jump street. The cheat sheet I used in the
video is here

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/aa700755.aspx

Thank you for the links and the answers.

You are welcome.

Regards,
Will