open powershell as administor;
type "run_cpp" to run the c++ client;
type "run_csharp" to run the c# client;
all test files are in the folder "test_files";
the excution commands can be changed by modifying the file "run_cpp" and "run_csharp";

to register the dll, open command prompt as administor, and then go into "Debug" and type in "regsvr32 TextSearchComponent.dll";
to build the solution, open Visual Studio as administor, and build "TextSearchComponent" first, then build "client_cpp" and "client_csharp".