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Sandcastle - Version 2.4.10520

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  • Version: 2.4.10520
  • Product: Developer Tools
  • Language: English

Enabling managed class library developers throughout the world to easily create accurate, informative documentation with a common look and feel.

Sandcastle produces accurate, MSDN style, comprehensive documentation by reflecting over the source assemblies and optionally integrating XML Documentation Comments. Sandcastle has the following key features:

  • Works with or without authored comments

  • Supports Generics and .NET Framework 2.0

  • Sandcastle has 2 main components (MrefBuilder and Build Assembler)

  • MrefBuilder generates reflection xml file for Build Assembler

  • Build Assembler includes syntax generation, transformation..etc

  • Sandcastle is used internally to build .Net Framework documentation

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    Files
    Sandcastle.msi

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      System Requirements

      Operating Systems: Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista

      Required Software:
      • Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0, available here

      • HTML Help Workshop available here
      Optional Software:
      • Visual Studio 2005

      • MS Help Compiler from VS SDK here

      Installation Instructions

      1. Uninstall previous versions of Sandcastle.
      2. Click on the "Download" button above to install Sandcastle.
      3. After installing Sandcastle, follow the steps here to create a sample CHM or HxS build.
      4. Visit Sandcastle blog for the release notes and latest information.

      Note: Installing VS SDK after installing Sandcastle will cause Sandcastle not to work properly as VS SDK installer updates both the PATH and DXROOT environment variables in the registry

      Additional Information

      Please post all Sandcastle related questions and discussions at http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=66&SiteID=1. Please send you bugs and feature requests to [email protected]

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