[sword-devel] Bible Formats, SWORD, Osis,ThML and NIV Module Questions

[Philip Alldredge]

This isn't totally SWORD related but I thought you guys would be able to 
answer my questions best. I am working on a software with a purpose 
similar to SongShowPlus http://www.songshowplus.com. The sofware needs 
to be able to display Scripture on the projector. A few days ago I 
implemented basic reading of OSIS files.. The problem I ran into is that 
apparently they aren't required to have ID's for the different verses 
and chapters(just a text label in some cases). I looked at ThML and at 
first glance it looks good.. Is it widely used/how hard is it to find 
files in that format? SWORD has a lot of modules in its format. My 
program is writen in C# has anyone tried to use SWORD from C#. Is the 
sword library a DLL. Also, I haven't used the SWORD API much would it be 
able to give me the information I want(Booknames, Chapter, Verse,etc) ? 
Also does it give me the Chapter and Verse in binary or in text format? 
What are the benefits of using SWORD instead of just reading a ThML 
file? Is there an NIV modules I could get for SWORD. If so where from? 
How much does it cost? Woudl the modules be legal to be used in a church 
projector setting? Thank you.

-Philip