Further framework stupidity

[Nak]

Hi there,

Please consider this string of events, 'A' being a client and 'B' being
me,

A) Your application doesn't work....

B) Please insure the correct version of the framework is
installed, that being 1.0 needs service pack 3 and 1.1 needs service pack 1.

A) 1.1 has service pack 1 installed, 1.0 has service pack 2
installed, why doesn't it work?

B) The application will use 1.0 if it is installed, otherwise it
will use 1.1, therefore you need service pack 3 installed for 1.0.

Is it just me or does this seem to confuse users? My understanding is
that I can configure the applications config file to force it to use 1.1,
but does anyone have any examples of this being done during deployment
within a setup project?

I'm not asking about framework detection here, just the ability to give
the application an opportuinity of selecting the framework itself. Maybe if
this is done during the first lines of the application?

Anyway, suggestions would be cool and appeciated.

Nick.

 

[Rob Windsor [MVP]]

You can specify the target framework in the application configuration file.

<?xml version ="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<startup>
<supportedRuntime version="v1.1.4322" />
</startup>
</configuration>

For full details check out "Targeting a .NET Framework Version"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...de/html/cpcontargetingnetframeworkversion.asp

 

[Nak]

Hi there,

Excellent, I suppose now what I have to do is generate this config file
when the app is first run to determin which framework to use. Thanks for
your help.

Nick.

You can specify the target framework in the application configuration
file.

<?xml version ="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<startup>
<supportedRuntime version="v1.1.4322" />
</startup>
</configuration>

For full details check out "Targeting a .NET Framework Version"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...de/html/cpcontargetingnetframeworkversion.asp

--
Rob Windsor [MVP-VB]
G6 Consulting
Toronto, Canada
http://msmvps.com/windsor/

Hi there,

Please consider this string of events, 'A' being a client and 'B'
being me,

A) Your application doesn't work....

B) Please insure the correct version of the framework is
installed, that being 1.0 needs service pack 3 and 1.1 needs service pack
1.

A) 1.1 has service pack 1 installed, 1.0 has service pack 2
installed, why doesn't it work?

B) The application will use 1.0 if it is installed, otherwise
it will use 1.1, therefore you need service pack 3 installed for 1.0.

Is it just me or does this seem to confuse users? My understanding is
that I can configure the applications config file to force it to use 1.1,
but does anyone have any examples of this being done during deployment
within a setup project?

I'm not asking about framework detection here, just the ability to
give the application an opportuinity of selecting the framework itself.
Maybe if this is done during the first lines of the application?

Anyway, suggestions would be cool and appeciated.

Nick.