Installation Directory

The installation procedure creates a directory tree for the LEADTOOLS files, demonstration programs and online help. You specify the root directory during installation.

Refer to LEADTOOLS Documentation for information regarding help documentation.

The following is a list of the subdirectories of the root directory:

NOTE: Some subdirectories may not be created, depending on the options selected during installation.

LEADTOOLS C API and C++ Class Library Binary Files

Most of the LEADTOOLS binaries are linked statically to the Microsoft C/C++ runtime.
Some require the specified version of the Microsoft C/C++ runtime. For more information, see Files To Be Included With Your Application.

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Bin\CDLL Visual Studio 2017 for Win32 and x64 Platforms.

LEADTOOLS Include and Library Files

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Include C/C++ Header files
Lib C/C++ Library files

LEADTOOLS .NET Class Library Files for .NET

LEADTOOLS binaries for .NET 4.0 require the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Runtime files to be distributed in the application's PATH.
For more information, see Files To Be Included With Your Application.

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Bin\DotNet4 .NET Class Library files for .NET 4.0 and later for Win32 and x64 platforms.

LEADTOOLS Java Library

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Bin\Java Java files for each assembly in the Java toolkit.

LEADTOOLS JavaScript Library

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Bin\JS JavaScript files for each assembly in the LEADTOOLS HTML5 / JavaScript toolkit

Common Executable and Sample Files

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Bin\Common\ComObj Installation use only.
Bin\Common\LEADTOOLS Thunk LEADTOOLS Thunk server for OCR and TWAIN toolkits for Win32 and x64 platforms.
Bin\Common\OcrLEADRuntime LEADTOOLS OCR Module - LEAD Engine Runtime files for both Win32 and x64 platforms.
Bin\Common\OcrOmniPageArabicRuntime LEADTOOLS OCR Module - OmniPage Arabic Engine Runtime files for Win32 platforms.
Bin\Common\OcrOmniPageArabicRuntime64 LEADTOOLS OCR Module - OmniPage Arabic Engine Runtime files for x64 platforms.
Bin\Common\OcrOmniPageRuntime LEADTOOLS OCR Module - OmniPage Engine Runtime files for Win32 platforms.
Bin\Common\OcrOmniPageRuntime64 LEADTOOLS OCR Module - OmniPage Engine Runtime files for x64 platforms.
Bin\Common\PrinterDriver LEADTOOLS Virtual Printer Driver Engine common runtime files. For information on how to deploy these files, refer to  LEADTOOLS Virtual Printer Driver Engine Redistributable Files for C API or LEADTOOLS Virtual Printer Driver Engine Redistributable Files for .NET.
Bin\Common\ShadowFonts TrueType font resources. For more information, refer to Shadow Fonts
Bin\Common\Xml DICOM file format XML files.

Examples

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Examples\CDLL C API Windows example programs and resources.
Examples\ClassLibrary C++ Class Library Windows example programs and resources.
Examples\DotNet .NET Class Library (WinForms) example programs and resources.
Examples\DotNetCore .NET Core Class Library example programs and resources.
Examples\Java Java Class Library example programs and resources.
Examples\JS HTML5 / JavaScript demo programs and resources.
Examples\Multimedia C API and .NET Multimedia demo programs and resources.
Examples\Resources Resource files for the example programs.
Examples\Services Resources for the LeadtoolsServicesHostManager example program.
Examples\Xamarin Xamarin example programs and resources.
Examples\DotNet\CS .NET 3.0 Class Library (WPF) example programs and resources.

iOS, Android and Linux

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<INSTALL_DIR>\ iOS and macOS example programs and resources.
<INSTALL_DIR>\ Android example programs and resources.
<INSTALL_DIR>\ C API Linux example programs and resources.

Documentation Files

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Help Help files and Documentation links.

Sample Images and Data Files

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Resources\Images Sample images and files used by the example programs.

LEADTOOLS Redistributable Files

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Redist Redistributable files. These are copies of the LEADTOOLS files and other files that you may need to distribute with your application. For more information, refer to the following files:

- Files To Be Included With Your Application for JavaScript 
- Files To Be Included With Your Application for .NET, Android, or iOS / OSX
- Files To Be Included With Your Application for C API or Linux
- Files To Be Included With Your Application for the Class Library
- Multimedia Files to Be Included With Your Application for Multimedia.

Other Installation Files and Folders

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Shortcuts LEADTOOLS Help and Demos shortcuts from the Start menu.
Support Installation and Tech Support tools.
Support\Common\Bin Installation and Tech Support tools.
Support\Common\License LEADTOOLS Runtime License file.
Help Version 21.0.2021.7.2
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