For the BrailleBlaster project we need to compile the liblouis and liblouisutdml libraries for various platforms. In looking at the source code for the Windows native libraries used by SWT I see that they use cl nmake rc and I think link at the command line. There is also a .bat file that can produce either 32 or 64 bit code. Unfortunately, there is no inndiccation of which version of the compiler they used. I've been trying to find the 2010 version of Visual Studio with the command line without success. Of course an earlier version will work if it is capable of both architectures and can supply the jni.h header. Does anyone have a direct URL to download it? I don't think you need a Windows Live ID, regardless of what the Microsoft page says. That page is an example of a website with awful usability. This is a separate issue from accessibility. I wonder how they can get away with it. Thanks, John -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind