This is the CDF V3.5.1 software distribution for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/8 and later systems. This binary package is built by MS Visual Studio .Net 2008 VC++ (V9.0) compiler for both 32-bit mode, and 64-bit mode. The version sub-incremental is identified as "_#", e.g., _0, _1, etc. The package is set to be installed into C:\CDF Distribution\cdf35_1-dist directory, by default. This directory contains the following files: AAREADME.txt This is the readme text file you're viewing. CHANGES.txt This file describes the changes made for various releases. Release.notes This file describes the changes for CDF V3.5.0. CDF_copyright.txt Information about the CDF copyright. cdf35_1_*-setup-32.exe This self-installation file contains everything CDF offers, except for the CDF Perl APIs. It contains the followings: - CDF core library and MS Foundation Class-based tools - CDF C, Fortran, and Java APIs - Cygwin-based as well as Java version of the CDF tools - CDF XML tools This is the 32-bit mode version of the distribution, built from Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. It can be installed on either a 32-bit or a 64-bit Windows. cdf35_1_*-setup-64.exe This self-installation file is similar to the above file, only it is the 64-bit mode version. It can only be installed into 64-bit Windows systems. csharp-cdf35_1_*-setup-32.exe This self-extracting package contains the pre-built C#-CDF and Visual Basic APIs, sample programs, batch files and documentation. This is the 32-bit mode version of the distribution. It can be installed on either a 32-bit or a 64-bit Windows. csharp-cdf35_1_*-setup-64.exe This self-extracting package is similar to the above file, only it is the 64-bit mode version. It can only be installed onto 64-bit Windows systems. src_distribution This file directs you to the source code for the CDF V3.5.0. CDFLeapSeconds.txt This is the leap second table used by the CDF library. perlcdf35_1_*-setup-32.exe This self-extracting package contains the pre-built Perl CDF APIs. This is for 32-bit mode built on Perl V5.16.3. It has to be installed on a Windows that has 32-bit Perl. perlcdf35_1_*-setup-64.exe This self-extracting package contains the pre-built Perl CDF APIs. This is for 64-bit mode built on Perl V5.16.3. It has to be installed on a Windows that has 64-bit Perl. perl5_16_3-setup-32.exe This self-extracting package contains the binary version of 32-bit Perl V5.16.3 module, built from MS Visual Studio 2008. It will work with the distributed 32-bit Perl-CDF package, mentioned above. Use this Perl if the ActivePerl, downloadable from ActiveState site, does not work. perl5_16_3-setup-64.exe This self-extracting package contains the binary version of 64-bit Perl V5.16.3 module, built from MS Visual Studio 2008. It will work with the distributed 64-bit Perl-CDF package, mentioned above. Use this Perl if the ActivePerl, downloadable from ActiveState site, does not work. cdfjava.jar This is the latest version of cdfjava.jar that contains the latest Java APIs. This file is also included in cdf35_1_*-setup-[32|64].exe. It is here for those who installed the Java APIs a while back, and might not have the latest Java APIs. If you are not sure whether you have the latest version of the Java APIs, download this file and replace the one you have in the \lib directory. cdfml.jar This file contains the latest version of the CDF XML utilities (written in Java). This file is also included in cdf35_1_*-setup-[32|64].exe. It is here for those who already have downloaded and installed an old version of pre-built binary file. If you are not sure whether you have the latest version of the CDF XML tools, download this file and replace the one you have in the \cdfml directory. cdf35_documentation This file points to the documentation of CDF V3.5. checkleapseconds.bat Batch-script to check if the installed leap seconds table is the letest.