This is the CDF V3.3.1 software distribution directory for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista systems. The pre-built package is based on MS Visual Studio .Net 2005 VC++ (V8.0) compiler for 32-bit mode, and 2008 VS .Net VC++ (V9.0) for 64-bit mode. 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 V3.3. cdf33_1_2-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. cdf33_1_2-setup-64.exe This self-installation file is similar to the above file, only it is the 64-bit mode version. It can only install onto 64-bit Windows systems. perlcdf33_1_2-setup-32.exe This self-extracting package contains the pre-built Perl CDF APIs. This is for 32-bit mode. You need a C/C++ compiler (preferably MS Visual Studio) to re-build the Perl CDF APIs if you want. It needs the CDF library mentioned in the above file. perlcdf33_1_2-setup-64.exe This self-extracting package contains the pre-built Perl CDF APIs. This is for 64-bit mode. Perl5.10.0-SETUP-32.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. This is for 32-bit mode. Perl5.12.2-SETUP-64.EXE This self-extracting package contains the binary version of Perl V5.12.2. It's built with MS Visual Studio 2008 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. This is for 64-bit mode. csharp-cdf33_1_2-setup-32.exe This self-extracting package contains the pre-built C#-CDF APIs, sample programs, batch files and documentation. This is the 32-bit mode version of the distribution. csharp-cdf33_1_2-setup-64.exe This self-extracting package is similar to the above file, only it is the 64-bit mode version. It can only install onto 64-bit Windows systems. cdf33_documentation This file directs you to the documentation for CDF V3.3. src_distribution This file directs you to the source code for the CDF V3.3.0.