This is the CDF V3.2 software distribution directory for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista systems. The pre-build packages are based on MS .Net 2005 VC++ compiler. This directory contains the following files: AAREADME.txt This is the AAREADME.txt file. CHANGES.txt This file describes the changes made for the current release. Release.notes This file describes the changes for CDF V3.2. CDF32_2-SETUP.EXE This self-installation file contains everything CDF offers except for the CDF Perl APIs. It is built by the MS 2005 Visual Studio (V8.0) compiler and contains the followings: - CDF library - CDF C, Fortran, and Java APIs - Cygwin-based and Java version of the CDF tools - CDF XML tools Perl-CDF32_2-SETUP.EXE This self-extracting package contains the pre-built CDF Perl APIs. You need a C/C++ compiler (preferrably MS 2005 Visual Studio) to build the CDF Perl APIs, if you want. It uses the CDF library mentioned in the above file. Perl5.10.0-SETUP.EXE This self-extracting package contains the binary version of Perl V5.10.0. It's built with MS Visual Studio 2005 so it will work with the distributed Perl-CDF package, mentioned above. Use this Perl if the ActivePerl downloadable from ActiveState site does not work. cdf32_documentation This file directs you to the documentation for CDF V3.2. src_distribution This file directs you to the source code for the CDF V3.2.2.