This document describes changes and additions to the Apple Information Access Toolkit (IAT) since version 1.0. Additions include new IAT classes to do the following:
This document also covers changes and additions to existing IAT classes.
This document assumes that you have read the Apple Information Access Toolkit v.1.0 Programmer's Guide and are familiar with the various components of the IAT and the terminology used in data searching and information retrieval.
In addition, you should be familiar with C++ and object-oriented programming.
This document is divided into three chapters:
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