Getting Started

Getting started with the Orbit Web Client SDK for .Net:

• Install the Adobe Flash Player. Make sure you install the ActiveX player for Internet Explorer.
• Copy the Orbit Web Client SDK to your system. This includes the 'Orbit.dll' and 'webclient_api.swf' files.
• Create a new “Windows Form Application” and save it.
• Copy the 'webclient_api.swf' file to the 'bin\Debug' and 'bin\Release' directories of the new application.
• Add the “Orbit.dll” to the references of the new application.
• Add the “Orbit Web Client” user control to the toolbox. Use “Choose Items…” to browse to the 'Orbit.dll' file. The “Orbit Web Client” component should be added to the toolbox.
• Drag the 'Orbit Web Client' user control from the toolbox to the application form. Change the name from 'orbitWebClient1' to 'orbitWebClient'.
• Add a 'start' button to the form. Change the name to 'startButton' and the text to 'start'.
• Add a 'test' button to the form. Change the name to 'testButton' and the text to 'test'.
• Add a textbox to the form. Change the name to 'textBox'.
• Edit the 'Form1.cs' class (not the 'Form1.Designer.cs' class). Implement the 'OrbitWebClientContainer' interface.
• Define the 'click' method for the 'start' button (double-click the button). Call the 'InitializeOrbit' method of the Orbit Web Client component. This will start the loading of the 'webclient_api.swf' flash component in the background. When ready the Orbit Web Client will call the 'ProcessOrbitReady' callback method.
• The 'SetDebug(true)' method can be called to show debug messages to the debug console.
• Inside the 'ProcessOrbitReady' callback method you can add event listeners and load a publication. Call the 'SetServer', 'SetCredentials' and 'LoadPublication' methods. This finishes the loading of the Orbit application and the user can start interacting with the Orbit Web Client component.
• Define the 'click' method for the 'test' button. You can call some Orbit methods and display the results in the textbox. Refer to the sample application.