VB 2003 and .Net 2.0

Chronictank · 7 Jul 2006 at 10:13

Posted for a friend;

Can I use classes added in .Net Framework 2.0 (System.Net.NetworkInformation, specifically) in Visual Basic .Net 2003, or would I have to upgrade to VB .Net 2005 to do this ?

If I can use them in VB 2003, how ?

PaulStat · 7 Jul 2006 at 10:18

It should be possible, i don't officially know how, but it's probably something to do with pointing to which framework your using in the development environments configuration settings :confused:

pinkegobox · 7 Jul 2006 at 11:02

my understanding is that no, it is not possible. however, you could just download the express edition of vb2005 from the microsoft website for free

PaulStat · 7 Jul 2006 at 11:12

works different to Java IDE's then does it?

whenever a new version of the JDK comes out you just "plug" it :confused:

Chronictank · 7 Jul 2006 at 19:31

tnx for replies all

pinkegobox · 9 Jul 2006 at 13:52

PaulStat said:
works different to Java IDE's then does it?

whenever a new version of the JDK comes out you just "plug" it

i could be wrong ,but yes, my understanding is that it is a major difference between .net and java. i'd quite like to be wrong on this though, as it'd be handy.

happytechie · 10 Jul 2006 at 11:26

it's exactly the same as java. if you want ot use features added in Java 1.5 then you need to use the 1.5 JDK, reference the 1.5 libraries and run it on the 1.5 JRE.

if you want to use .net 2.0 you'll have to compile it with a .net 2.0 compiler, refernce the w.0 libraries and run it on the.net 2.0 runtime.

just like java it's backwards compatible so .net 1.1 stuff can be run on a machine wth the .net 1.1 runtime installed.

HT