FDK File object constructors

Hi,

Along with what Ian said, I would like to add that the ES and FDK environments are quite different. While the library of FrameMaker-specific functions operate very similarly, everything else requires a different way of thinking. I say this because you specifically mention the "file" object, which does not exist in the FDK. In fact, the FDK has no concept of non-FrameMaker objects at all, unless you incorporate C++ code or do some fancy coding to simulate an object-oriented environment. Certainly, you can use standard C library functions to interact with the file system, but it is a different process entirely.

Typically, every aspect of the FDK is more difficult and less convenient, with the exception of the advanced IDE features of Visual C++, versus the ESTK. Visual C++ provides far better tools for code organization, navigation, and debugging. I don't know what your motivation to move from ES to the FDK, but I would think it through very carefully. I think that most developers now prefer ES for any project that can be reasonably coded in ES.

Russ