Viewing AI files in my Windows application

I develop software (Embtrak) for the custom embroidery industry. One thing our software does is display the stitch file that the machine will embroider. We put the stitches over a bitmap background to help the users see what their design will look like in various colors on various fabrics.
I now have a customer who wants Embtrak to display the Adobe Illustrator files they use prior to conversion to DST files.
Does the SDK help with display of an AI file in custom applications? I see stuff for adding plug-ins to Illustrator, but that's not what I need. I do appreciate Adobe providing the file format spec, but creating something to implement that 166-page spec is a lot of work ... especially if Adobe has some starter code or component that would get us most of the way there.
Thanks.
Daniel Wilson
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http://www.Embtrak.com

Did you ever come up with a solution? I am in need of the same requirements.

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