Pre-Sales Question

[Mauricio]

I am a DB developer and I am currently using VB 6.0 and
SQL 7.0 as my primary tools. I am looking at begining
development of new projects under VB .Net and SQL 2000.
Since I am not interested on using C# , J++ nor C++ I do
not wish to purchase Visual Studio .Net. If I buy VB .Net
Standard and SQL Developers Edition. Will I be able to
continue developing comercial software under this new
environment. Will I be restricted in any fashion. If
someone can shed some light on this issue it will be
greatly appreciated.

 

[Jorge Cavalheiro]

Hello Mauricio
I have vb.net standard and i had to upgrade to VS.net
because you can't use a SqlConnection with SQLServer. It
only works with Access and MSDE!? There are probably
other limitations...

Kind Regards
Jorge Cavalheiro

 

[Mauricio Cuellar]

Thanks Jorge, how to inexpensibly get VS .Net. I have visited places
like Amazon.com where it sells for around $ 200.00. I have so far been
reluctant to make a purchase because I did not know what sort of product
will I be getting.

 

[Pepi Tonas]

Hello Mauricio
I have vb.net standard and i had to upgrade to VS.net
because you can't use a SqlConnection with SQLServer. It
only works with Access and MSDE!? There are probably
other limitations...

You can download the free version of MS SQL Engine even with the
VB.NET Standard. It is a stripped down version of MS-SQL Server, but
only in terms of tools, the engine is the same and it is suitable for
small to mid size DB management.

Other things missing is the deployment tools. VB . NET std, comes with
a very simple version of deployment project, while the full version is
more flexible.

But at its price, you couldn't ask for more.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I am a DB developer and I am currently using VB 6.0 and
SQL 7.0 as my primary tools. I am looking at begining
development of new projects under VB .Net and SQL 2000.
Since I am not interested on using C# , J++ nor C++ I do
not wish to purchase Visual Studio .Net. If I buy VB .Net
Standard and SQL Developers Edition. Will I be able to
continue developing comercial software under this new
environment. Will I be restricted in any fashion. If
someone can shed some light on this issue it will be
greatly appreciated.

The VB.NET Standard Edition is limited in functionality:

<http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/howtobuy/choosing.aspx>

I would recommend to purchase VS.NET Professional or better for
commercial development.