ReadMe SLIDA SDK v1.4

Content

File SLIDA_SDK.zip contains the SLIDA SDK (Software LInk for Dental Applications, Software Development Kit) for integration of - among others - SIDEXIS (SIrona DEntal X-ray & Imaging System) with additional systems.

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Files & components

• ReadMe.html - This file
• SLIDA_SDK.pdf - Main SDK Documentation & Reference
• Samples / PReceive
• Samples / PTest
• Samples / PTestDotNet
• SidexisSlidaConfiguration

New features of SLIDA SDK v1.4 - Overview

SDK

• Chapter on OSI layer model added
• Chapter on use cases added
• Chapter on special cases added
• Further 2D image file formats added
• 3D volume/CBCT/DVT exchange added
• New image types added (3D, transversal/longitudinal X-ray slices, CEREC, still video images)
• How to deal with missing date of birth added
• Support for dentist names of up to 128 characters in length added
• Support for longer image reason texts added
• Note on Terminal Server environment added
• Documentation bugs fixed
• DDE communication no longer supported

Tools

• Tool for automatic SIDEXIS SLIDA communication partner configuration added

Samples

• PTestDotNet added

Other

• Documentation for automatic retrieval of an existing SIDEXIS installation added (See below)
• ReadMe added

Component overview

Component PReceive

• Purpose: Sample for reading a SLIDA mailslot
• Programming language: Visual Basic
• Compiler: At least VB 5
• Requirements: -

Component PTest

• Purpose: Sample for writing a SLIDA mailslot
• Programming language: C/Win SDK
• Compiler: At least VS 2006
• Requirements: -

Component PTestDotNet

• Purpose: Sample for writing a SLIDA mailslot
• Programming language: C#/.net
• Compiler: At least VS 2013
• Requirements: At least .net 4

Component SidexisSlidaConfiguration

• Purpose: Command line tool for automatic configuration
• Programming language: -
• Compiler: -
• Requirements: At least .net 4
• See separate documentation file

Additional documentation

How to retrieve an existing SIDEXIS installation

• In compiler, add reference to IOptionsManager (COM-visible, installed by SIDEXIS)
• Invoke OptionsManager: var optMan = (IOptionsManager) Activator.CreateInstance( Type.GetTypeFromProgID( "SIDEXISNG.OptionsManager" ) );
• Retrieve SIDEXIS path: sidexisExeFile = Path.Combine( optMan.GetOption( "SidexisPath", "" ), "Sidexis.exe" );
• Retrieve SIDEXIS SLIDA mailslot path: slidaInMailslotFile = optMan.GetOption( "Sifiledb.ini/FromStation0/File", "" );
• For an implementation example see sample "PTestDotNet"

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Have fun whilst programming and using SLIDA!

Your SIDEXIS team

October 2016, Dentsply Sirona, Sirona Dental Systems GmbH, Bensheim, Germany