visual studio.net version compatibility

Re: visual studio.net version compatibility

Almost everybody here is using VB6 or lower. While you may get a stray
answer to VB.NET questions here, you should ask them in newsgroups devoted
exclusively to .NET programming. Look for newsgroups with the word "dotnet"
in their name.

For the news.devx.com news server, try these

vb.dotnet.discu ssion
vb.dotnet.techn ical

For the microsoft news server, try these newsgroups...

microsoft.publi c.dotnet.genera l
microsoft.publi c.dotnet.langua ges.vb

There are some others, but these should get you started.

Rick - MVP




<angelag@comcas t.net> wrote in message
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> I am currently taking a college course in Visual Basic.Net and I am a
> beginner.
>
> I bought Visual Studio.Net 2003 to do my homework at home. I built my
> first project and e-mailed it to myself at school. When I tried to
> open it in the lab, I got a message saying I couldn't open it because
> it was created with a newer version. Evidently the lab is using Visual
> Studio.Net 2002.
>
> My professor doesn't just want the executable file, he wants all the
> component files so he can compile it himself.
>
> I read through the Help file and here's what I found:
>
> Side-by-Side Installations of Visual Studio .NET
> Visual Studio supports installation of versions 2002 and 2003 on the
> same machine; however you should be aware of certain issues.
> . Visual Studio .NET 2002 shipped with the Microsoft .NET Framework
> SDK version 1.0. Visual Studio .NET 2003 ships with .NET Framework SDK
> version 1.1. If you developed applications that reference .NET
> Framework version 1.0 and attempt to open the solution in Visual
> Studio .NET 2003, the references to .NET Framework are changed to
> reference .NET Framework 1.1. You should review the latest .NET
> Framework documentation for information on changes that might affect
> your application. For more information, see Targeting a .NET Framework
> Version and Installation and Setup.
> . If you open and then save solutions created in Visual Studio .NET
> 2002 in Visual Studio .NET 2003, you can no longer open the solution
> created in version 2002 in Visual Studio .NET 2002.
>
>
> Specifying the Runtime Version for an Application
>
> Applications created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 or later can be set to
> target one or more versions of the common language runtime by setting
> the Supported Runtimes property. By default, the latest version of the
> common language runtime is used; specify a different runtime version
> if you want your application to run on a previous version of the
> common language runtime.
>
> Caution Selecting a previous version of the runtime could cause the
> application to fail if it references .NET Framework classes that did
> not exist in the previous version. You should thoroughly test your
> application against all specified versions. For more information, see
> Working With Multiple Versions of the .NET Framework.
>
> To specify the runtime version in Visual Basic .NET
> Select the project in Solution Explorer.
> On the Project menu, choose Properties.
> In the Property Pages dialog box, select the Build node and click the
> Change button.
> In the .NET Framework Version dialog box, select a version option and
> click Update.
>
> My question is: Will specifying the runtime version allow my professor
> to open the files in the older version? If not, is there anything else
> I can do?
>
> Thank you in advance for any help.
>
> Angela[/color]