Been playing a lot more with VS2008 and I likey



I have migrated a lot of my non-SF 2.0 projects to 3.5 successfully to start implementing new features and am wondering when you guys plan to support 2008, it currently is in "go-live" status which means MS does support it in production environments.



I would appreciate any info you can give me when I can start using 2008 with SF.



Thanks.

Keith Chisarik

We will be providing this as part of the install in the next update.  It is not that difficult, however, there are a few type editors that behave funny in 2008.  These seem to be small tweaks here and there, but all in all it is a simple migration process.

First, to get the StrataFrame menu to appear in 2008, you will have to copy over the StrataFrame.AddIn and change the version within it:

to

Once this is done, open the 2008 AddIn that you just copied over and change the two version entries to 9.0.

Close the file, close Visual Studio 2008, go back in and you will see the StrataFrame menu.  However, all of the templates will not be installed.  To get the templates installed, you must copy them over from the 2005 folders:

Visual Studio 2005 Folders

Copy all of the templates that begin with SF to the 2008 folders of the same names in the Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0 folders.

Visual Studio 2008 Folders

Once they are copied over to the 2008 folders, execute this command (be sure VS2008 is closed):

This should get you up and running.  As with any migration forward, there are few type editors that are acting up in 2008.  However, this will be resolved and a new build posted in the next couple of weeks which should resolve any of these issues.

Hey Trent!  Hope all is well - been busy with other things and now it's time to get back to programming...

If I've got VS2008 installed - and have not installed any previous version of VS on this computer (and no StrataFrame of course), am I out of luck until you get the install updated to VS2008?

Thanks - HB

I am actually testing the installation and finalizing our new build process this weekend....though thie build will not be released at large for another few weeks.  What I might be able to do is allow you to have the new install early next week so that you can test it out and I will help you work through any problems that you may have.  Obviously I can't do this with every customer so that is why we are working hard to get the build out the door.

Trent,

I'd be happy to test the new build. However, I wouldn't want to slow anything down - so - if it will help, send it on.  Otherwise, I'll just be patient and wait.

Thanks - HB

I think that I may post a beta build out here tomorrow for those developers who want to give a try.  It will not include all of the fixes and enhancements that will be in the final release of this build, but it does support VS 2005 and VS 2008.  It will even allow you to install to them both at the same time if you are running them side-by-side.

If we are running them side by side, what are the licensing issues? Do we need an extra license?

Nope...in this case they reference the same shared folder and thus the same license.  If you have two separate development machines then it would require another development license.  But the way it works is that the StrataFrame core assemblies are still compiled in .NET 2.0 which is supported by both 2005 and 2008 and we made all of the appropriate changes to the add-ins and extensibility assemblies to support the different versions....but you can buy another license if you WANT to

Good news on the license.







LOL. Well, first I have to convince the powers-that-be that we need another developer...then we'll get that other license!

I understand

Sounds great!  Thanks!

I have posted the beta installation here: http://forum.strataframe.net/FindPost13284.aspx