Adobe Acrobat XI SDK Samples problem

Question

I am having problems building and running SDK samples.
When built “out of the box”, the WebLinkDemo fails while getting HFT for AcroColor.
After some googling, I found Adobe Acrobat XI SDK Release Notes:
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/release- notes-acrobatxisdk.PDF
Following their directions:
deleted
/D PI_ACROCOLOR_VERSION=0x00060000
inserted
/D READER_PLUGIN
WebLinkDemo builds OK, but required SnippetRunner fails to compile with multiple errors like:
>c:\code\adobe\acrobat xi sdk\samples\snippetrunner\sources\snippets\shared\acetranspdetextcolorsnip.cpp(60): error C2065: 'PDEContentGetNumElemsSELPROTO' : undeclared identifier
SELPROTO seems to be the commot suffix.
Any suggestions?
Thank you!

Answer 1

Perhaps a little more context. You should understand that the Acrobat SDK is a tool for encouraging people to buy Acrobat - especially the consumers of plug-ins.
Reader plug-ins can be made, subject to technical limitations, but Adobe do not especially like the lost sales of Acrobat this may represent.
In addition to purchasing Acrobat, you will need to buy a Reader integration key, after negotatiation. Approval is not automatic!  There are also two scales of fees, one for regular Reader plug-ins and one for security related plug-ins, for which Adobe has a much higher fee and demands much more oversight.
"How much does a Reader Integration key cost?
Reader Integration keys are only available to strategic partners based on a negotiated price. If you are developing a digital rights management (DRM) Adobe Reader plug-in, the standard (non-DRM) RIKLA contract does not apply. Adobe does offer a DRM agreement specifically for developers building such Adobe Reader plug-ins. The current fee structure for the DRM RIKLA includes a $50,000 annual fee and a 5.5% revenue royalty."
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/reader/ikla.html
So, yes, to experiment with plug-ins, whether for Acrobat or eventually for Reader, please listen to what we are telling you and if you want to do this, buy Acrobat.