Adobe InDesign CS5.5 Server
Software Development Kit (Build 142, APRIL 2011)
ReadMe File
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This SDK provides the information that you need for developing Java and/or
scripting components that communicate with Adobe InDesign CS5.5 Server.
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This file has the following sections:
  1. Legal
  2. Getting Started
  3. Development Environment
  4. Documentation Updates
  5. SDK Support and Adobe Partner Programs

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1. Legal
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You may use this SDK only in a manner consistent with the 
included End User License Agreement:

  <SDK>/legalnotices/EULAs.pdf


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2. Getting Started
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For an overview and instructions on how to proceed with this SDK,
see "Getting Started with the Adobe InDesign CS5.5 Server SDK":

  <SDK>/docs/guides/getting-started.pdf


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3. Development Environment
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* InDesign CS5.5 Server

* JDK (Java SE Development Kit) 1.5 or newer.

* Eclipse 3.2 or newer (optional) - Available for download
  at http://www.eclipse.org/

  Windows:
    - Microsoft Windows XP with service pack 2
    - Ant 1.7 or newer - Available for download at
      http://ant.apache.org/.

  Mac OS
    - Mac OS 10.5
    - Ant 1.7 or newer - OSX 10.5 with the latest updates
      installs this by default.

* Additional requirements for regenerating the InDesign Server
  Java/CORBA API:

  - InDesign CS5.5 Products SDK
  - omniORB 4.1.2 - See installation instructions in "Regenerating
    the InDesign Server Java API" in "Adobe InDesign CS5.5 Server
    Solutions".

  - Windows:
    - Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
    - Perl (optional) - For chm generation. Available for download
      at http://www.activestate.com.
    - Microsoft HTML Help 1.4 SDK (optional) - For chm generation.
      Available for download at http://www.microsoft.com.

  - Mac OS:
    - XCode 3.1.3 - Available for download at
      http://developer.apple.com/technologies/xcode.html


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4. Documentation Updates
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All documents now contain an update status box either on the 
copyright page or at the beginning of each chapter. This box 
identifies changes to the technical content and specifies 
the update status of the document or chapter. Not all chapters 
or documents are updated for each release, and for interim
releases, product changes could have an effect on document 
content that has not been identified. The update status boxes 
let you know when content is not guaranteed to be current.

In CS5.5, several documents have been reorganized and renamed 
as follows:

* "Adobe InDesign Server Scripting Guide" contains the 
  former documents:
   - "Adobe InDesign Server Scripting Guide"
   - "Adobe InDesign Server Scripting Guide ME"
 
* "Getting Started with the Adobe InDesign Server SDK" 
  contains the former documents:
   - "Getting Started withe the Adobe InDesign Server SDK"
   - "Adobe InDesign Server SDK Samples"
 
* "Adobe InDesign Server Solutions" contains the former documents:
  - "Working with Adobe InDesign Server Java"
  - "Working with Adobe InDesign Server Soap"
  - "Working with Load Balancing and Queueing for InDesign Server" 
  - "Regenerating the Adobe InDesign Server Java API"
  - "Adobe InDesign Server Scalability and Performance"


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5. SDK Support and Adobe Partner Programs
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Information on Adobe support, in general, may be found at:

  http://www.adobe.com/support/programs/

If you are a partner who extends, markets, or sells Adobe
products or solutions, you should consider membership in
the Adobe Partner Connection Solution Partner Program.
The Solution Partner Program provides development support,
access to timely product information, and various
marketing benefits. To learn more about the program, visit:

  http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/500/cpsid_50036.html

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Copyright 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Adobe and InDesign are registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems,
Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and
Windows are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries. Mac OS is a trademark of
Apple Computer, Incorporated, registered in the United States and other
countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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