query regarding the FileGDB

[sujaygarapati]

Hi,
We have a query regarding the FileGDB  API.
Does it need extra licensing while working with it and
while deploying application based on it?

We are developing a custom desktop application with standard
ArcEngine license 9.3.1 and the client will be running this with a
standard ArcEngine Runtime.

I would further like to know if you can provide me links to demo
and sample code using this API.

[VinceAngelo]

The file geodatabase API has a separate (and different) license agreement from ArcEngine.

There's no need for FGDBAPI if you're using ArcEngine (which has ArcObjects to access 10.x
file geodatabases in addition to 9.x FGDBs and all the other formats and geospatial processing
capabilities). Release of the file geodatabase API is akin to publishing the specification for the
shapefile  format -- a way to allow those without Esri software to exchange geospatial data
with those who do.

It's an open Beta, and the release includes samples. Lance's Welcome post includes a
link to the blog announcement (which includes a link to the download page). The license
is in a PDF in the "license" directory.

- V