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

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