Which SDK do I need to start using sharepoint.client.dll?

Question

I want to test drive Microsoft.SharePoint.Client API. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.client.aspx

How can I get Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll?

The 'SharePoint 2010 Reference: Software Development Kit' has samples. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f0c9daf3-4c54-45ed-9bde-7b4d83a8f26f

Is there an SDK that has the dll?

Answer 1

This blog annouces a 466K redist.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdeveloperdocs/archive/2010/11/18/sharepoint-client-object-model-redistributable-released.aspx

The 'SharePoint Foundation 2010 Client Object Model Redistributable' is here.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=b4579045-b183-4ed4-bf61-dc2f0deabe47

contains

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Silverlight.Runtime.dll

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Silverlight.dll

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll

Answer 2

For me these files lived in:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\SharePoint Client

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll
Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll
Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Silverlight.dll
Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Silverlight.Runtime.dll

other have reported them being in: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\14\ISAPI

which did not exist for me.