About This Guide 1.3
What You Should Know
This book is not for developers new to application programming interfaces; therefore, it does not describe
programming concepts and techniques. The following list describes the level of experience or knowledge
required to understand this book:
• Product development knowledge in addition to programming, such as database and macro
development
• Familiarity with the process of writing applications
• Understanding of high-level language Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
• Knowledge of programming on the specific platform of interest, including use of the corresponding
development tools
• A general understanding of the structure and contents of PDF files and the PostScript language
• Experience in managing fonts (the complete set of characters of a particular design), including the style,
arrangement and appearance of typeset matter for print or electronic display from composition
• Knowledge of the operating-system environment of the platform
You should have access to the Adobe PDF Library Applications Programming Interface (API) manual,
related Datalogics Interface documentation, and the Adobe PDF Specifications manual for your system.
You should find these documents provided within your release, accessible via the
referencelibrary.pdf document using the copy of Adobe Reader provided (or any other PDF
viewer utility).
The explanations and assumptions in this guide refer to Adobe PDF Library v6.1.1Plus and DLI v3.0 or
higher.
How This Book is Organized
The following list provides an outline of the chapters as well as a brief description of their contents. Click
on each Chapter title below to jump to its first page.
Chapter 1: "About This Guide" (This chapter) outlines the chapters to follow, explains the document
conventions used here, and lists other related documentation which you may find useful for your work.
Chapter 2: "Installing the PDF Library and DLI" provides installation procedures for Adobe
PDF Library and DLI by platform.
Chapter 3: "Configure Your Environment" describes how to configure your development
environment after installation and before incorporating the Library into your applications.
