Can I install the .NET Framework 1.1 SDK and code it on VS .NET 2002?

[Carlos Sarmiento]

I have VS.NET 2002 in my computer. I want to program for
the .NET Framework 1.1 using all the new features of
version 1.1 of the framework. I want to know, can I code
(that would be using all the features that the .NET
framework 1.1 provides WITHOUT having to buy VS.NET 2003)
in my old VS.NET 2002.

Thanks

 

[Mike Hildner]

There may be some wizardry to accomplish this, but I think the answer is no.
Too bad, the upgrade cost from 2002 to 2003, is $549 - and that's only the
pro version. Until the end of September, it was only $29. Sorry, you
probably didn't want to hear that.

 

[Michael Ballou]

The actual C# and VB.Net compilers are part of the .Net framework you
download and install. Visual Studio.Net calls those compilers at build
time. VS.Net 2002 always calls the 1.0 framework compiler and VS.Net 2003
always calls the 1.1 framework compiler.

With that information you could use makefiles, batch files, or whatever tool
you know to build your projects with the compiler in the framework you want
independent of VS.Net.
It's not elegant, but it's free.

csc.exe is the C# compiler
vbc.exe is the VB.Net compiler

You need the .Net framework SDK (which is also free) to build C++ projects.

Thanks,
Mike Ballou