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n style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span><![endif]>I have successfully accessed the sword.dll file from C#.  It required creating two separate wrapper classes and obtaining the mangled name using a utility provided with Visual Studio.  There are shortcomings to this approach including extensive coding and performance hits.  We can discuss those if a decision is made to move forward;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span><![endif]>I think I individually, we as contributors and potential contributors, as well as others who will come on later will all lose out without a viable, up-to-date interface for Windows VS development;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span><![endif]>Bringing the code into current Windows, Visual Studio and .Net Framework development;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span><![endif]>I like what’s been accomplished in the SWORD Project and I want to both use it and contribute to it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I look forward to hearing from you all, especially those who currently work in Windows development with this code.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff Becker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>