What’s in this guide

This guide describes the system requirements, installation, and use of the tools in the Meridian Enterprise Developer Edition to produce user interface extensions. The procedure for deploying a user interface extension is also described. Deploying and configuring interface extensions in a vault is also documented in the Meridian Enterprise Configuration Guide.

The information you will find in this guide includes:

• How to get started using Visual Basic 6 with the Meridian Enterprise developer tools
• When it is appropriate to develop a user interface extension versus the out-of-box configuration capabilities of Meridian Enterprise
• The different types of interface extensions that can be created with the Meridian Enterprise API
• Development concepts, practical strategies, and programming techniques
• A complete reference to the Meridian Enterprise COM object model
• A complete reference to the Meridian Enterprise .NET classes (MeridianNETAPI_RG.CHM)
• Sample Visual Basic projects that demonstrate typical solutions that can be developed with the Meridian Enterprise API
• How to perform common programming tasks with the Meridian Enterprise API