The GaterWare SDK
The GaterWare Software Development Kit includes
A Developer's Manual
A Setup program for installing the
DataGater object libraries
Sample VB.NET code
Sample VB6 code
A Developer Registration Form
They are all contained in a .ZIP file, available for download here.
The Developer's Manual can be read online, too. It covers the following topics:
Who can use DataGater?
What kinds of apps is it for?
How it works
How
to set up different kinds of apps
Programming for .NET
Programming for COM
App design issues
Registering an App
Getting Started
Put DataGater® on your system ...
Download the GaterWare® SDK Setup Program (it is free), or insert the Installation CD and run Setup.exe.
It will create “\DataGater\” folder in your “\Program Files\” directory containing these files: “DataGaterCommon.dll, DataGaterCommon.tlb, and DataGaterBlocks.dll” – which it will register in your Windows registry.
It will also create a “\GaterWare SDK\” folder on your main drive, with a copy of this SDK Developers Manual, Registration materials, and sample code for both VB6 and VB.NET
The GaterWare® SDK setup program will check your system for the required .NET framework and install it if necessary.
The sample programs include the needed references to the DataGater® class libraries in your programming language, but when you begin creating a new application, be sure to set a reference to them in your IDE.