This installation is a beta but will install to both VS2005 and VS2008.  There are some samples that have not yet been included and this install does not yet have all of the enhancements and bug fixes that will be included in the final build.  However, this is a stable build as we have been using it for quite some time. 

This is a great way to get going on 2008 easily for those developers who are moving forward.  Also, the StrataFrame menu now has a new option...Version.   We are planning on leaving the assembly version at 1.6.0.0 so that your projects do not have to be changed and this installation can be implemented easily; however, the assemblies each have a 1.6.5.0 file version which is how we will determine exactly which version you are on.  You can get a listing of your assemblies and your current version by clicking the StrataFrame -> Version menu item within Visual Studio.

If you run into anything related to the installation or interaction with VS 2008, please let us know via the forum.  If you do not yet see that one bug fix or enhancement that you have been waiting for...please do not post those items as we still have a long list that we are working through to include in the final build.  Thanks!

One final note, this build does include updated DevExpress assemblies to 7.3.5 for those trial users who do not have source code yet.

Just about there...this build includes pretty much everything on our list that is to make it into the 1.6.5 build.  This update does not yet include the new help documentation and samples.  This will most likely be in the next post.  Here are some items added to this build:

• BO Mapper Return Alternate Value On Null partial class generation issues have been resolved
• The BO Mapper now supports the ability to provide or override the description that is assigned to the XML comment and attribute of a strong-typed property
• DateTimePicker fix when navigating from a field with a non-null value to another with a null value
• Domain combo box no longer throws an error when a child domain is not available or down
• Plus about 5+ others

There is not much difference here.  We added a Try/Catch in a type editor for a specific user to try to determine an error on his side.  So if you have loaded the previous release, then there is really no reason to load this build.  Though if you haven't loaded an update in a while, this build includes all previous updates.