Content SDK Questions
The Microsoft Reader Content Software Development Kit (Content SDK) for C++
developers makes Microsoft Reader technology accessible to ISVs, third-party
tool vendors, and companies in the business of producing content. Download it
now to build tools that can create Microsoft Reader content, and add Microsoft
Reader content production into your existing content workflow. You may freely
download the Content SDK; to use this SDK for commercial purposes, you must
first obtain a free license from
this site.
What Do You Want to Do?
What is the Microsoft Reader Content SDK?
Who should use the SDK?
Why do I need a license?
What is included in the SDK?
How can I use the SDK to generate .lit files?
Where can I get the SDK?
What are the requirements for developing with the SDK?
What Do You Want to Do?
Download the SDK (FREE)
Obtain Commercial Use(Publisher) License
To distribute commercial content.
Obtain Code Redistribution (ISV) License
To incorporate .lit-generating capability into your product.
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What is the Microsoft Reader Content
SDK?
The Microsoft Reader Content Software Development Kit (SDK) provides the tools
for publishers, ISVs, and developers to generate .lit files for Microsoft Reader.
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Who should use the SDK?
Anyone who is interested in creating Microsoft Reader-format files and who wants
to build that capability themselves:
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a Publisher who wants to distribute .lit files and wants to create them
using in-house conversion tools
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a Tool vendor who wants to incorporate .lit-generating capability into a
desktop publishing tool
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a Tool vendor who wants to incorporate .lit-generating capability into a
vertical software solution (for doctors, lawyers, scholars, etc.)
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a conversion provider who wants to add the capability to create Microsoft
Reader-format files
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a company that wants to incorporate .lit-generating capability into an in-house
publishing tool
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Why do I need a license?
Microsoft is distributing the Content SDK 1.5 free; however, if you plan to
use the technology for commercial purposes, Microsoft requires that you obtain
a license.
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What is included in the SDK?
The Microsoft Reader Content SDK 1.5 provides:
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one DLL component (Litgen.dll) and its associated files, used to generate
Microsoft Reader files (.lit)
- sample C++ projects (LitConvertDemo and LitErrorDemo)
- support/documentation
- sample .lit files for reference
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How can I use the SDK to generate
.lit files?
The Litgen.dll is the core component for generating .lit files. Litgen.dll
can be used from C++.
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Where can I get the SDK?
You can download the SDK on this site;
more information is available in the
Product
Information section
.
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What are the requirements for developing
with the SDK?
Development Requirements:
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Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows NT®
4.0 with SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows® 2000 Professional
or Server
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
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Microsoft Visual Studio® C++ 6.0
- Microsoft Reader
