beta2 & final release

[Lloyd Dupont]

I won't have VS before a little while (time for me to order it tuesday +
time to ship it), but I was wondering:
If I release a product build on beta 2 (with VS.NET 2005 beta 2), will it
work on the final release of .NET 2.0 ?

 

[S.M. Altaf [MVP]]

You can be sure that there have been changes in the final release of the
Framework 2.0. If your application relies upon some of the areas that have
been changed, then it won't work. It's a big 'if', but your best bet is to
rewrite for the final release of 2.0. Or, if you're lazy, distribute the
beta framework with your app (but that's not nice )

-Altaf

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi Lloyd,

From what I have gathered in researching this, you can use an application
(or machine) configuration file to allow multiple runtime versions to by
used. This is done via the "supportedRuntime" configuration element in the
configuration file. The list is a prioritized list. The top member is used
first, if available, and so on. Here's an example, from the SDK:

<configuration>
<startup>
<supportedRuntime version="v1.1.4322"/>
<supportedRuntime version="v1.0.3705"/>
</startup>
</configuration>

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
A watched clock never boils.

 

[Lloyd Dupont]

You can be sure that there have been changes in the final release of the

Framework 2.0. If your application relies upon some of the areas that
have been changed, then it won't work. It's a big 'if', but your best bet
is to

consider:
A friend of mine would like to use my app now.
He could only download the final release of .NET 2.0
Me, on the other hand, I have no idea where from/how to get VS.NET standart
edition (the one which is at the right price and feature level for me). And
even if (hopefully) I would be able to order it from Microsoft if it's
anything like the betas, I would have to wait 1 month before getting it.
So, meanwhile, I'm screwed up :-/
I know, that's the bleeding edge!